Six killed, 18 injured after trucks collide on N1 near Touws River
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One of the trucks involved in the collision is believed to have been transporting farm workers. Picture: Twitter / Bosbeer.com One of the trucks involved in the collision is believed to have been transporting farm workers. Picture: Twitter / Bosbeer.com
Cape Town – Six people were killed and at least 18 others injured when two trucks collided on the N1, near the Montagu turn-off between Touws River and De Doorns, on Tuesday morning.
One of the trucks is believed to have been transporting farmworkers, according to provincial traffic chief Kenny Africa.
ER24 paramedics, along with the Life Healthcare and Western Cape Metro, found a number of people lying scattered around the vehicle.
“Medics assessed the patients and found that six people had sustained fatal injuries” said ER 24 spokesperson Russel Meiring.
He said the injured passengers were tended to on the scene.
“Assessments showed that the injuries sustained ranged from critical to moderate. Paramedics treated the patients and provided several patients with advanced life-support interventions.
"Once treated, one critically injured patient was airlifted by the AMS medical helicopter to a nearby hospital, while the remaining patients were transported to nearby hospitals for further care,” said Meiring.
The cause of the accident is under investigation.
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