5 Killed in road crash on N1 , Limpopo

27 December 2016 | From Arrive Alive


Limpopo - Road crash on N1S 15 km past Nylplaza tollgate. 5p4 (deceased) and 1p1 (very serious) 

Limpopo Traffic Police

 

Five people were killed and a child was seriously injured in the early hours of Tuesday morning on the N1 South near Mokopane in Limpopo. A bakkie and a sedan collided head on, killing five occupants from both vehicles leaving only a child who required advanced life support.Honnetsweng EMS Paramedics who where retuning from a critical medical transfer in Pretoria tried to resuscitate patients who were severely injured but they was nothing more that they could do as five of them were declared dead on scene due to injuries sustained. A critically injured child received advanced life support care and was transported by Honnetsweng EMS intensive care ambulance to Limpopo Medi Clinic in Polokwane for further medical care. Local authorities are investigating the cause of the accident.

 

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