The N12 ‘S’-turn claims lives
What should have been a quiet Sunday afternoon turned into a tragedy when four people got into a bad accident where two people were declared dead on scene.
What should have been a quiet Sunday afternoon turned into a tragedy when four people got into a bad accident where two people were declared dead on scene.
On October 23 a white Chana truck was travelling on the N12 highway, heading to eMalahleni. It was alleged that the driver lost control over the vehicle on a sharp curve on the highway. The vehicle over turned leaving the driver and one of the occupants lifeless.
The accident scene of the white Chana truck that lost control on the N12 highway. This tragic accident claimed two lives on Sunday, October 23.
Emergency services rushed to the scene where the paramedics declared that two ladies sustained fatal injuries to the head, neck and back and were declared dead on scene.
The CEO (Chief Executive Officer) from Langamed Ambulance Services, Mr Dino Padayachee said,
“one lady sustained severe injuries to the head, neck, back, facial and extremities. She was treated, stabilised and transported to Witbank Hospital by Langamed paramedics.”
The white Chana truck that allegedly lost control on the N12 highway. The accident occurred on Sunday, October 23.
The names of the two ladies that passed on was not yet available to WITBANK NEWS before going to print because of further forensic investigation.
“A young boy also involved in the accident was treated and transported to the same hospital in eMalahleni by ER24 paramedics,” Padayachee concluded.
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