Three people have been killed in two separate crashes in Chatsworth on Saturday, 24 January 2026.
In the first crash on High Terrace Road in Crossmoor Paramedics responded to the single vehicle crash just before 5pm on Saturday afternoon.
Paramedics arrived on the scene to find that a single vehicle had somehow lost control and left the roadway and into a fence. Paramedics set up a triage and found that there were three occupants in the vehicle.
One man believed to be in his thirties had sustained fatal injuries and unfortunately, there was nothing Paramedics could do for him and he was declared deceased on the scene. Two other occupants had sustained various injuries and once stabilized on the scene by Paramedics they were transported to a nearby Hospital for further care that they required.
In a second horrific crash on Saturday evening just after 10:30pm on the M1 East Bound before Westcliff offramp, two people were killed.
Paramedics arrived on the scene to find chaos and carnage as they found a single vehicle had somehow lost control and rolled numerous times onto the railway lines. Unfortunately, both occupants had been ejected and were found meters away from the wreckage.
Paramedics found a male believed to be in his thirties who had sustained multiple fatal injuries and unfortunately, there was nothing Paramedics could do for him and he was declared deceased at the scene. The passenger a female in her twenties had sustained critical injuries and
Advanced Life Support Paramedics worked to stabilize her on the scene before rushing her to a nearby Hospital for the urgent care that she required. Unfortunately a short while after arriving at Hospital the patient succumbed to her injuries.
At this stage the events leading up to these crashes is unknown however SAPS were in attendance at both and will be investigating further.