A husband and wife in their 20s are in a critical condition after their vehicle t-boned a truck last night on the N12 highway near the Vereeniging offramp, North West Province.
When ER24 paramedics arrived on scene, they found a mangled vehicle stationed in the middle of the intersection. A large truck had pulled off to the side of the road 50 metres away from the scene.
On assessment, paramedics discovered that the driver of the light motor vehicle sat trapped behind the steering wheel. Both occupants of the vehicle were in a critical condition.
Provincial rescue services had to use the jaws-of-life equipment to free the trapped driver. Once freed, both patients were carefully removed from the vehicles and provided with advanced life support.
Once stable, both patients were transported by ambulance to Mediclinic Potchefstroom for urgent treatment.
The cause of the collision is not yet known but local authorities were on scene for further investigations.