Bakkie rolls down embankment injuring five
Five people were injured, two critically, on Sunday, when a bakkie rolled down an embankment on the N11 close to Loskop Dam in Mpumalanga, paramedics said.
ER24 spokesman Russel Meiring said paramedics were called shortly after 11am. On arrival at the scene, they found a bakkie lying on its side down an embankment. The occupants were found lying on the side of the road.
“On assessment, paramedics found that five people were injured, two of them critically. Paramedics treated the patients for their injuries, as well as provided them with advanced life support.”
Once treated, one of the critically injured patients was airlifted by the ER24 helicopter to Sunshine Hospital for further treatment. The remaining patients were transported to various hospitals for further treatment. The cause of the accident was not yet known but local authorities were on the scene for further investigations, Meiring said.