Police Officials Injured

Two police officials were injured yesterday morning when their official police vehicle overturned in Rabie Drive near President Fouche Street. The vehicle overturned and collided with a tree next to the road before it came to a standstill on its driver's side.

Paramedics from ER24 stabilized the two police officials on the scene for chest and possible spinal injuries. It is believed that the two officers were reacting on a call for a serious incident in Boskruin when the accident occurred. No other vehicles were involved.

Both of the police officials were transported by ER24 to the Life Wilgeheuwel Hospital for further medical management.

The exact cause of the incident is not yet known and will be investigated by the South African Police.

At approximately 20h30 yesterday evening, paramedics were called to another accident where police officials were injured. When paramedics arrived on the scene at Apollo and Northumberland in Honeydew, they found that an official police vehicle and a light duty bakkie collided with each other.

Two police officials were treated on the scene for possible head and spinal injuries and rushed off to the Life Flora Clinic for further treatment. Another two occupants in the light duty bakkie were treated on the scene for head injuries and were also transported in a stable condition to the Life Flora Clinic.

It is understood that the officials were responding to an emergency at the time of the accident.

The South African police will investigate this accident.