Two men have been killed and 15 others injured when a taxi and bakkie collided in Kranskop at the weekend.
ER24 spokesperson Russel Meiring said in a statement on Sunday that the vehicles – after the collision – had rolled down an embankment off the Ntunjambili Road in the area.
“Paramedics arrived on the scene to find the bakkie and taxi at the bottom of a long embankment.”
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He said that, upon closer inspection, paramedics found the bodies of two men lying trapped inside the bakkie.
“Unfortunately, both men had already succumbed to their multiple injuries. Nothing could be done for them and they were declared dead.”
Fifteen other patients were found on the scene.
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“Assessments showed that the injuries sustained ranged from minor to moderate. Paramedics treated the patients and thereafter transported them to a nearby provincial hospital for further treatment.”
Meiring said that the exact cause of the collision was not yet known but local authorities were on the scene for further investigations.
The Mercury