WCG Health: EMS Responded to a Motor Vehicle Crash on the N1

20h01 - N1, direction De Doorns, 50km outside of the town (opposite Bo Plaas) - Crash between a bus and taxi. EMS Rescue Technicians removed 3 deceased (gender unknown) persons from the taxi and medically assessed and treated twenty - one (21) patients travelling in the bus, on the scene of the crash. Seven (7) of the patients were five boys and 2 girls under the age of 12 and one infant. Patients sustained minor to serious injuries and were transported to Worcester Hospital by EMS ambulance.

For more information on the crash, contact Kenny Africa, Traffic spokesperson on 084 562 4574.

For more information on the medical status of the survivors, contact Jo Anne Otto, spokesperson for Worcester Hospital on 072 808 0106.

For more information on the deceased, contact Zolani Zenzile, spokesperson for Forensic Pathology Services on 078 519 3636.