2 children left orphaned after parents killed in crash

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Published Dec 27, 2016

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Johannesburg – Two people were killed and their children seriously injured in a crash on the N12 outside of Carletonville, paramedics said in a statement on Tuesday. 

"Shortly before 6am this morning [Tuesday], paramedics arrived at the scene and found two vehicles that had overturned. 

"The parents of an 18-month old and a nine-year-old were found with fatal injuries near their overturned bakkie. 

"All the occupants were ejected from the vehicle. The two children were found with serious injuries and were stabilised before they were rushed through to a nearby hospital", said ER24. Police were on the scene investigating the crash. The cause of the accident was not yet known. 

The driver of the other vehicle, a VW Polo, was treated for minor injuries at the scene. 

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