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Three vehicle collision leaves six injured, Newcastle

Six people were injured this afternoon when three vehicles collided on Styledrift Road in the Osizweni area of Newcastle, KwaZulu nNatal.

ER24 paramedics arrived on scene to find that two light motor vehicles and a bakkie had been involved in the collision. One light motor vehicle lay on its roof on the side of the road.

On assessment, paramedics discovered that five occupants from the overturned vehicle and the driver of the bakkie had been injured in the collision. Two of the patients were a boy and a girl, aged two and four.

On assessment, paramedics discovered that all the patients had sustained only minor injuries.

Paramedics treated the patients and thereafter transported them to a nearby hospital for further treatment.

The cause of the collision is not yet known but local authorities were on scene for further investigations.

Russel Meiring

ER24 Spokesperson

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