Last night’s deadly collision was between a bakkie and light motor vehicle on the N12 between Fochville and Westonaria. ER24 paramedic spokesperson, Russel Meiring, tells OFM News that the emergency medical personnel, along with other medical services, arrived on the scene after 20h00 and found both vehicles with a considerable amount of damage.

He adds that only six of those injured were in a critical condition while the other three sustained minor-to-moderate injuries. Meiring also says the patients were transported by ambulance and the details surrounding this incident are not yet known.

“Paramedics treated the patients and provided the critically injured with advanced life support interventions. Once treated, three of the critically injured patients, one being a young child, were airlifted to nearby hospitals by the ER24 Oneplan Helicopter, as well as two other medical helicopters,” Meiring says.

“On closer inspection, paramedics found numerous bodies scattered around the scene as well as trapped inside the two vehicles. Paramedics assessed the patients and found that five people from the light motor vehicle and eight people, including children from the bakkie, had sustained numerous injuries and showed no signs of life. Nothing could be done for them and they were declared dead,” he concluded.

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