Johannesburg - Four people were killed on Monday in a head-on collision on Morgenster Street near Swartklip in Mitchells Plain, Cape Town, ER24 reported.
Paramedics and local emergency services arrived on the scene just before 10:00, said ER24 spokesperson Werner Vermaak.
“They found two women and a man, believed to be in their 30’s, still trapped in a vehicle”.
Vermaak said all three sustained fatal injuries.
“There was nothing that paramedics could do for them. They were declared dead on scene”.
Vermaak said another man was found inside one of the vehicles with critical injuries.
“Local emergency services assisted the man on the scene and rushed him off to hospital. Unfortunately, he died en route to hospital.”
Vermaak said a second woman was found with serious injuries.
“She was extricated from the vehicle and treated for multiple fractures. Paramedics rushed her through to Grootte Schuur Hospital for further medical care.”
The exact cause of the collision is not yet known. Local authorities were investigating.
African News Agency