Two people were critically injured after a vehicle veered off the roadway and slammed into a tree along the Old Johannesburg Road in Eldoraigne, Centurion this afternoon at around 13h20. 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 fire department arrived at the scene and found some of the injured still trapped in the twisted frame of their vehicle. While the firemen worked tirelessly to extricate the patients using the Jaws of Life, the paramedics worked fervently to stabilise them.
Once the injured were deftly immobilised and treated at the scene by the advanced life support paramedics from two services, they transported them to various hospitals for the specialised care that they required.