Just after arriving at the Pelonomi Trauma Unit on Sunday night, VR Med personnel and other services were alerted to another head-on collision between a minibus and a vehicle at the hospital's entrance. According to VR Medical Emergency Services (VR Med), four patients were trapped in the minibus after the second accident. One person sadly succumbed to his injuries and was declared deceased. VR Med told OFM News that the remaining patients had to be extricated by Mangaung Fire and Rescue, using the Jaws of Life.  

It is reported that one of the patients sustained serious injuries and was transported to the Pelonomi Trauma Unit by VR Med, while the remaining patients, who had sustained minor to moderate injuries, were also taken to the Pelonomi Hospital.

The section of Dr Belcher Road at the robots at Pelonomi is still closed down for the police who are currently investigating the cause of the collision.

OFM News/Bambatha Giko