A tow truck driver was hailed for his quick thinking and for taking action when he extinguished a blaze at the scene of a head-on collision this morning (Tuesday, 3 May) about 1.5km inland of the N2 at Winklespruit on the R603.
Four people were seriously injured when the two cars crashed at about 7.25am.
Responding Netcare 911 paramedics were told by an eyewitness about the moment of impact when the cars collided. He described how he had seen the two vehicles bounce up into the air on impact. He said he hadn’t noticed which vehicle had crossed the centre median.
Using his personal fire extinguisher, tow trucker Harry Herbst quickly extinguished a blaze which erupted in the silver car in the aftermath of the crash. The silver car had been travelling inland.
Four people were uninjured in the accident, while the four seriously hurt people were stabilised and taken to hospital.
