Vereeniging – A woman was killed and two others injured when a truck reportedly drove into a cyclist and two pedestrians at the Blackwood and Ring Road intersection in Three Rivers in Vereeniging, south of Johannesburg, on Wednesday morning.
ER24 spokesperson Russel Meiring said: "At approximately, 8.25am, ER24 paramedics arrived on the scene to find a heavy-loaded truck parked on the side of the road. Three women were found lying on the sidewalk a short distance away."
"Paramedics immediately assessed the women and found that one of the pedestrians, a woman in her 40s, had sustained several injuries and showed no signs of life. Unfortunately, nothing could be done for the woman and she was declared dead on the scene."
Meiring added: "Two other women, one in her 50s and the other in her 30s, were assessed and found to have sustained serious and minor injuries. The patients were treated for their injuries and the seriously injured provided with advanced life support interventions."
"Once treated, the patients were transported to the Kopanong and Sebokeng provincial hospitals for further care."
The exact details surrounding the incident were not immediately known but authorities were on the scene for further investigations.