Er24
2 killed, 6 injured in collision on Heidelberg N3 Highway
It’s understood a truck crashed into a stationary minibus and then caught fire.
Paramedics responded to a rear-end pile-up involving five cars and a taxi on Cedar Road at about 7:30 on Wednesday morning.
Paremedics said that the pupils were on their way to school on Friday morning when the taxi they wer travelling in collided with another vehicle.
ER24 said the 47-year-old was found behind a bakkie after lightning struck a piece of farming equipment he was working with.
ER24’s spokesperson Ross Campbell said paramedics and other rescue teams arrived at the scene after receiving a call from the police.
Paramedics said the details surrounding the incident were not yet known, but local authorities were on the scene for further investigations.
The weather service said the first heatwave is expected from Saturday with temperatures predicted to reach highs of 37°C.
Paramedics said the accident happened when a truck and a light motor vehicle collided head-on.
The man was found some distance away from his truck in the early hours of this morning.
Initial reports suggested that eight people passed away.
Paramedics said they were dropping off a patient at a hospital near Hillbrow when a private vehicle rushed in with two gunshot victims.
ER24 paramedics say the three victims were declared dead on the scene.
The details surrounding the crash were not yet known.
The accident took place on Sunday and three passengers were declared on the scene.
In the first incident, two people died when a car and a motorcycle were involved in a head-on collision on the M4 near Umdloti earlier on Sunday.
The truck crashed into the residence, destroying it completely just before 10am on Friday morning.
Officials say three of the deceased are children between the ages of three and 14.
ER24 paramedics were returning to their branch when they came across the incident at 2:35 pm.
Paramedics say the child was found lying in the school premises on Wednesday when they arrived on the scene.