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One person died and two people were injured when the driver of a bakkie lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a barrier on the M2 East earlier today.
ER24 paramedics and other services attended to the incident.
Sadly one person, a woman believed to be in her 50’s, found trapped in the vehicle sustained fatal injuries.
A man extricated from the vehicle with the jaws of life was assessed and found to have sustained moderate injuries. The third person sustained minor injuries. The two patients were treated and transported to hospital for further medical care.
The exact cause of the incident is unknown.
Authorities were on scene for further investigations.