ER24 arrived at 06h15 to find three light motor vehicles parked on the side of the road.

Three people were seen standing around their cars. Medics assessed the patients and found that a man in his fifties was in a serious condition.

The man was treated and provided with pain-relief medication before he was transported to the Kopanong Provincial Hospital for further care.

The two other drivers, fortunately, escaped injury. Local authorities were on the scene for further investigations.

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