Netcare 911 paramedics and other services responded to an accident on the R104 in the direction of Bronkhortspruit this afternoon.
Upon their arrival on scene they found that two motor vehicles had collided head-on resulting in three people, of which two were children, sustaining injuries.
A child and a man were found to be in a critical condition and another child sustained serious injuries. The critically injured child was airlifted by the Netcare1 helicopter to hospital for urgent medical care. The man and other child were treated on scene before they were transported to hospital for further medical care.
Exact detail to the cause of the accident and preceding events will remain the subject of a police investigation.