Four adults and two children aged six and nine were injured after their vehicle overturned on the R59 in Meyersdal, Alberton this afternoon at around14h39. Exact detail to the cause of the accident and preceding events will remain a subject for police investigation and comment.
Netcare 911 paramedics arrived and found that the vehicle had rolled down an embankment in the severe rain. After triaging the injured they established that one person sustained critical injuries, three sustained serious injuries and the two children miraculously escaped with minor injuries.
After the injured were stabilised paramedics transported them to a nearby hospital for the care that they required.
