Nine people died in a horrific accident when the bus they were travelling in crashed off a bridge near the N3 Die Hoek Toll Plaza in Heidelburg, Mpumalanga on Sunday morning. At least another 60 were left with injuries ranging from minor to critical injuries.
Paramedics arrived at the scene and found a bus on its roof on the side of the road.
“A number of the passengers had already climbed out of the crashed bus and were now seated near the vehicle, while several others still lay trapped inside,”ER24 spokesperson Russel Meiring said.
Paramedics set up a triage area and began to tend to the patients.
While assessing the people paramedics found at least six people had sustained fatal injuries while approximately sixty people had sustained minor to critical injuries.
“Further medical resources were called to the scene, including several medical helicopters to help assess, treat and transport the patients.
“Rescue and Fire Services worked at the scene, to free some patients who were trapped inside the bus. They treated the patients and provided the critically injured with advanced life support before they were transported to nearby hospitals,”explained Meiring.
He said the exact details surrounding this incident are unknown, but local authorities were on the scene for further investigations.
Nthabiseng Madumo, The South African
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