The Emergency Medical Services (EMS), spokesperson, Sipho Towa, says the tanker was travelling from Winburg to Senekal when the accident occurred. He says the jaws of life had to be used to extricate the driver. Towa also says he was declared dead on the scene.

This is the third person who died due to a road accident in the province today.

OFM News earlier reported two people died when a vehicle collided with a taxi In Welkom. It is alleged that the vehicle caught fire after the collision. The Fire Department was called to the scene to extinguish the vehicle. The jaws of life also had to be used to extricate the victims. One passenger in the vehicle was declared dead on the scene while the driver was declared dead on arrival at the Bongani hospital.

A total of seven passengers from the taxi were transported to the same hospital for treatment of moderate injuries. Meanwhile, one passenger from the vehicle is in a critical condition. The taxi driver allegedly fled the scene after the accident and he was nowhere to be found.

OFM News