Four people were killed and another left injured on Thursday night when the truck they were travelling in rolled on the Albertina Sisulu Road in Florida, Johannesburg.
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“Medics assessed the patients and found that the man and woman inside the truck had already succumbed to their numerous injuries. Nothing could be done for them and they were declared dead. The three patients outside the vehicle were also assessed.
“Another man and woman were in a critical condition, while the second woman sustained moderate injuries
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A truck driver died, while several others were injured after a crash into a home in Reservoir Hill, KwaZulu-Natal on Thursday.
Paramedics treated the patients and provided the two critically injured with advanced life support interventions.
“Unfortunately, after some time, the two critically injured succumbed to their injuries.”
The patients with moderate injuries was later transported to a private hospital for further treatment.
The details surrounding this incident are not yet known, but local authorities were on the scene for further investigations, Meiring said.
According to Road Traffic Management Corporation’s National Road Safety Strategy 2016 – 2030, vehicle factors make up 14.1% of fatal collisions, while human factors account for 73.6% of fatalities on the roads. The road environment accounts for 12.3%.
