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Motor Vehicle Accident claims Life in Observatory, Cape Town

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A serious motor vehicle accident occurred this afternoon under the Liesbeek parkway overpass in Observatory. A luxury sedan collided with a late model Chevrolet causing the Chevy to overturn.

Allegedly the Passenger and the driver of the Chevrolet had managed to climb out the vehicle which was lying on its roof. The passenger then collapsed after a few minutes. When ER24 paramedics arrived on scene they found the two drivers involved in the motor vehicle accident actively doing CPR on the passenger. The paramedics took over the CPR and worked hard to resuscitate the passenger, but after an hour declared the person dead at the scene.

The driver of the luxury sedan did not have any injuries and refused any medical treatment. The driver of the late model Chevrolet however was taken to hospital with minor injuries.

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