A man in his 50s was killed and another man injured this morning in a head-on collision between two vehicles on the Louis Fourie Weg in Harrtenbos in Mossel bay in the Southern Cape.
ER24 paramedics arrived on the scene on found both vehicles in the emergency lane of the road. Both vehicles had sustained major damage in the collision.
On assessment, paramedics discovered the lifeless body of an elderly male patient lying in the front of his vehicle. Unfortunately the man had already succumb to his severe injuries.
The driver of the second vehicle was found sitting on the nearby pavement. The patient was treated and immobilised before he was transported to a nearby hospital for further treatment.
The cause of the collision is not yet known but local authorities were on scene for further investigations.
Russel Meiring
ER24 Spokesperson
