Road accidents in the province have claimed one life this week, while many others have suffered minor to moderate injuries. The provincial Emergency Medical Services' (EMS) Spokesperson, Sipho Towa, says two of the fourteen, were critically injured and airlifted to the Pelonomi Trauma Unit in Bloemfontein.  

He says ten suffered minor injuries while two people suffered moderate injuries. The twelve patients were transported to Mohau Hospital in Hoopstad between Bloemfontein and the North West. 

OFM News previously reported that commuters in the province are continuing to lose their lives with many experiencing multiple injuries due to road accidents. Since the start of the festive season, the province has seen many people losing their lives and scores admitted to different hospitals in the province for moderate and minor injuries.  In the early hours of Christmas, one person was declared dead after a minibus taxi crashed on the N3 between Harrismith and Warden while travelling to from Mpumalanga to the Eastern Cape. 

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