Paramedics Killed in Highway Crash
Two paramedics, a patient and a driver of a truck were all killed this morning in a horror accident on the N1 about 35 kilometres outside of Polokwane.
It is believed that a Provincial Ambulance and a bakery truck collided partially head on on the highway at around 5 o'clock this morning. Paramedics that arrived on the scene described it as chaotic, sad and horrific.
An advanced life support paramedic and his female assistant was travelling with the patient in the back of the ambulance at the time. One of the medics and the patient died on impact. According to the paramedics on scene, the patient and the medics sustained major injuries and was declared dead on the scene.
It is not known what the patient were being treated for at the time of transportation or crash. The driver of the ambulance was also killed. The female assistant, who was also with the patient at the time, sustained moderate injuries and was rushed off by ER24 to the Polokwane Provincial Hospital.
The driver of the truck that was involved in the crash also died on impact. He also sustained major injuries to his body.
The N1 was closed for almost three hours after the crash.
It is believed that a Provincial Ambulance and a bakery truck collided partially head on on the highway at around 5 o'clock this morning. Paramedics that arrived on the scene described it as chaotic, sad and horrific.
An advanced life support paramedic and his female assistant was travelling with the patient in the back of the ambulance at the time. One of the medics and the patient died on impact. According to the paramedics on scene, the patient and the medics sustained major injuries and was declared dead on the scene.
It is not known what the patient were being treated for at the time of transportation or crash. The driver of the ambulance was also killed. The female assistant, who was also with the patient at the time, sustained moderate injuries and was rushed off by ER24 to the Polokwane Provincial Hospital.
The driver of the truck that was involved in the crash also died on impact. He also sustained major injuries to his body.
The N1 was closed for almost three hours after the crash.
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