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Bus Accident On N3 PMB Bound Leaves Five Injured

[PIETERMARITZBURG, KZN – 13 NOVEMBER 2012 AT 05H25]

Four passengers and a bus driver have sustained injuries after the bus they were in collided into the back of a truck on the N3 Pietermaritzburg bound near to the Peter Brown off ramp in the left hand lane this morning.

ER24 paramedics arrived on the scene and found the bus had collided in to the back of the truck on the driver’s side with extensive damage to it. Paramedics assessed the commuters on the bus and found that the driver and four passengers were the only one’s hurt. They had sustained minor injuries from general body pains to minor cuts and abrasions. They were stabilised on scene and transported to a nearby hospital for further medical care.

The circumstances around the accident are not clear but the necessary authorities were on the scene and would investigate the accident further. Paramedics were extremely glad that not more people were injured in the accident. Traffic has been affected due to the accident.

Derrick Banks, ER24
084 407 3724

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