Six people were injured this morning, two of them critically, after two vehicles collided on the N2 near Plettenberg in the Western Cape.
Shortly before 1015, ER24 paramedics arrived on scene and found the two motor vehicles lying in the middle of the road.
On assessment, paramedics found that two of the patients lay trapped within the vehicles. The remaining patients were found sitting next to their vehicles.
Rescue workers had to use the jaws-of-life equipment to free the patients from their vehicle before treatment could continue.
Once freed, paramedics provided the patients with advanced life support to stabilise the patient’s vital signs.
A medical helicopter was called to the scene to assist in transporting one of the critically injured patients to hospital.
The remaining patients were transported by ambulance to nearby hospitals for further medical treatment.
The cause of the collision is not yet known but local authorities were on scene for further investigations.