Car crashes into tree leaving one dead, two injured in Pierre Van Ryneveld

One man was killed, and two women injured early this morning when their light motor vehicle crashed into a tree off the N1 near the R21 in Pierre Van Ryneveld.

ER24 paramedics arrived on the scene to find the vehicle on the side of the road against a tree. A 29-year-old man was found lying in the drivers seated while two women were walking around.

Medics assessed the patients and found that the man had already succumbed to his numerous injuries. Nothing could be done for him, and he was declared dead.

The two women, aged 18 and 19, were assessed and found to have sustained moderate injuries. The women were treated and thereafter transported to Tembisa Provincial Hospital for further care.

Local authorities were on the scene for further investigations.