[PIETERMARITZBURG – 23 DECEMBER 2011 AT 09H00]
13 people have been injured after two motor vehicles collided into one another on Edendale Road in the direction of Pietermaritzburg this morning.
ER24 paramedics arrived on the scene and found the two vehicles in the middle of the road with extensive damage to both. The commuters from the vehicles were found outside of the vehicles either lying down or sitting in the rain. Paramedics assessed the patients and found that one person was in a critical condition, three others had sustained serious injuries while the remaining nine patients had suffered minor to moderate injuries. Advanced Life Support intervention was administrated to the critical and serious patients. All patients were stabilised on scene and transported to various hospitals in the greater Pietermaritzburg area for further medical care.
It is unclear how the accident occurred but wet weather conditions may have had some part to play in this accident. The necessary authorities from Pietermaritzburg were on the scene and would investigate the accident further.
Derrick Banks, ER24