A rear end accident on the R 603 near the Umbumbulu police station had left eight people injured this afternoon, three seriously so. Exact detail to the cause of the accident and preceding events will remain a subject for police comment.
Netcare 911 paramedics arrived at the scene and found that a heavy goods truck collided into the rear of a bakkie. After the patients were stabilized on scene they were transported to various hospitals in the area for the care that they required.