A truck carrying sheep into Krugersdorp from the Northern Cape has overturned on the Rustenburg road near Luipaard Street.
According to ER24 paramedics on scene, the road suddenly turns sharply when travelling into Krugersdorp from Magaliesburg. It seems that the truck driver lost control on the bend and overturned. The sheep escaped from the cage at the back of the truck and ran wildly into the road.
According to the paramedics, hundreds of frightened sheep were now causing chaos in the road, but fortunately, a number of passersby and drivers actually stopped to assist in herding the sheep into a nearby field. It took them just under and hour and a half to get the last of the sheep into the field where a local farmer will bring one of his trucks to load them until the owner can collect them.
Sadly, four sheep lost their lives in the accident.
The driver of the truck was left uninjured, and the passenger sustained only minor injuries and was transported to a nearby hospital for observation.
[Info from ER24]
