Six people have died , one a child, after a head-on collision on the R61 at the Shelly Beach off ramp. Exact detail to the cause of the accident and preceding events will remain a subject for police investigation and comment.
Netcare 911 paramedics and the emergency services arrived at the scene and found absolute carnage, accident debris and the twisted frames of the vehicles spread over a large area with some of the occupants still trapped in the wreckages.
After triaging it was found that six people had tragically died while a man sustained critical injuries. After the man was extricated and deftly immobilised on a trauma board, they transported him to a local hospital for the care that he required.
Chris Botha
Media Liaison Officer – Netcare 911
