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EMS Alert: Motor Vehicle Accident on Voortrekker Road

20 June 2012

The Western Cape Government Health's Emergency Medical Services responded to a motor vehicle accident earlier.

At 14:07 on Voortrekker Road, Maitland - Ten children suffered minor to serious injuries, after a collision between the car they were traveling in and a light van. The impact of the accident, caused one of the vehicles to plummet through a vibracrete fence. One boy sustained a possible leg fracture and was transported to the Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital by EMS ambulance. The remaining nine children sustained cuts and bruises. EMS ambulance transported them to Vanguard Community Health Clinic (CHC). Both drivers were unharmed.

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