A collision involving a bus and a light motor vehicle occured in the early hours of this morning on the R559 approximately 12 km from Carletonville. There was allegedly five passengers in the bus and the light motor vehicle allegedly drove away after the incident.
The collision left four people injured. One of these patients were critically injured. The critically injured patient’s leg was amputated in the collision.
When ER24 paramedics arrived on scene they found that the critical patient had lost a large amount of blood. They treated the patient and transported him to Leslie Williams Hospital for urgent treatment.
Once the patient was stable he was then airlifted by another service from Leslie Williams Hospital to Milpark Hospital for further treatment.
The cause of the collision is still unknown. Local authorities were on scene for investigation.
Pieter Rossouw
ER24 Spokesperson
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