Fifteen people have being injured after a bakkie and a truck collided on the N2 about 25km outside Kokstad this morning.
ER24 service provider ResQmed arrived on the scene and found the bakkie had crashed into the back of the truck and that both lanes of the N2 had been closed to traffic because of this horrific accident.
The occupants of the bakkie were found lying strewed across the freeway. Paramedics assessed the patient and found that fourteen patients had suffered serious injuries while the fifteenth patient was in a critical condition. The patients had suffered multiple injuries, including broken limbs and multiple limbs.
All patients were stabilised on the scene and transported to various hospitals in the Kokstad region. The necessary authorities were on the scene and would investigate the incident further.
Derrick Banks
ER24
