[BRENTWOOD PARK, JHB 13 May 2012, 01:00]
Three people have died and and three others sustained serious injuries following a collision on Great North road in Brentwood Park early this morning.
The cause of the collision is unclear at this stage, but a Volkswagen Golf and a Renault had collided on the road. When ER24 paramedics arrived at the scene they found the Renault passenger vehicle on fire. One of the female occupants was found next to the vehicle.
The lady, believed to be aged in her 30’s, had sustained suspected head, chest, back, neck and abdominal injuries as well as a broken right leg. Paramedics promptly dispatched a medical helicopter to the scene and the female was later airlifted to a medical facility for further care.
The driver of the Golf was entrapped in the vehicle. Once extricated from the vehicle paramedics treated the man, believed to be aged in his 30’s, at the scene for a head and chest injury as well as a broken right leg. The passenger also received treatment at the scene for suspected back and neck injuries. Both patients were later transported to the Thambo Memorial Hospital for further treatment.
Local fire and rescue services extinguished the Renault passenger vehicle and found that the driver and two other passengers were entrapped in the vehicle. All three the occupants were later declared dead at the scene.
Local law enforcement officials attended the scene and will be investigating the incident further.
Andre Visser, ER24
