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One killed, seven injured in head-on collision in Bloemfontein─── 05:26 Wed, 08 Apr 2015
Bloemfontein - One man was killed and seven others injured after two vehicles collided head-on on the N1 40km outside of Bloemfontein in the Free State on Tuesday.
Russel Meiring, ER24 spokesperson, said paramedics, along with other services, arrived on scene and found the road
On assessment, paramedics discovered that the driver of one of the vehicles had sustained fatal injuries while the passenger had sustained critical injuries in the collision. Nothing more could be done for the driver and he was declared
The cause of the collision is not yet known but local authorities were on scene for further investigations.
ER24 statement
blocked by a wrecked light motor vehicle. The second vehicle lay off in the veld a few metres away. Both vehicles had sustained a severe amount of damage in the collision.
dead on scene.
Five other patients were found in the second vehicle, their injuries ranging from minor to moderate. Paramedics carefully removed the patients from the vehicle, including the critically injured patient.
The patients were treated for their injuries and transported to various hospitals for further treatment. The critically injured patient was airlifted by medical helicopter to Rosepark Hospital for urgent medical treatment.
ER24 statement
