A man was killed this afternoon after a light motor vehicle and truck collided head-on on the R34 outside of Welkom in the Free State.
ER24 paramedics, along with fire services, responded to the scene, and on arrival found the truck and light motor vehicle in the middle of the road. Both vehicles were well alight.
Fires services fought for some time to extinguish the blaze.
Once the blaze was extinguished, paramedics found the burned body of a man lying trapped inside the light motor vehicle. Unfortunately nothing could be done for the patient and he was declared dead on scene.
The driver of the truck managed to climb out of his vehicle unscathed.
Local authorities were on scene for further investigations.
Russel Meiring
ER24 Spokesperson
