Four killed, 5 injured after two vehicles collide in Witbank

Four people were killed, and five others were injured after two vehicles collided on the R555 Ou Ogies road in Witbank this morning.
When ER24 paramedics arrived on the scene at approximately 06H30, another medical service was already in attendance.
Upon further assessment, three people were found to have sustained fatal injuries. They were declared dead on the scene by paramedics. Three others were found to have sustained serious injuries, and another two sustained minor to moderate injuries.
ER24 transported a woman who was in a critical condition to hospital. Unfortunately, shortly afterwards the woman succumbed to her injuries in the hospital and was declared dead.
The rest of the patients were transported to hospital by various other medical services on scene.
The exact circumstances surrounding the incident were not known to our paramedics, but police were on the scene for further investigations.

Ineke van Huyssteen
ER24 Spokesperson