[PINETOWN, KZN 15 May 2012, 21:30]
Two people have died and two others have sustained serious injuries following a head-on collision on the M19 highway in Pinetown.
The cause of the collision is unclear at this stage, but a passenger vehicle had allegedly veered out of control before crossing the centre median and colliding head-on with another passenger vehicle.
When ER24 paramedics arrived at the scene they found that a female passenger and a boy, believed to be aged 10, was ejected from the vehicle. The male driver and the 10 year old boy had sustained various fatal injuries. Unfortunately both the driver and the boy was later declared dead at the scene.
The female passenger received Advanced Life Support treatment at the scene for various serious injuries including head, chest, suspected back and neck injuries as well as various broken bones. She was later rapidly transported to a medical facility by another ambulance service.
The other vehicle had a male driver only. Paramedics treated the man at the scene for suspected back and neck injuries as well as a broken left arm. The man was later transported to Hillcrest hospital for further medical care.
Local law enforcement officials attended the scene and will be investigating the incident further.
Andre Visser, ER24
084 211 2277