A head on collision on the Golden Highway has claimed the lives of ten people including three children. The deadly crash around 6:40am was between a taxi and light motor vehicle on the R55 in Eldorado Park.
ER24 paramedics, along with several other services were on the scene to find the taxi and light motor vehicle in the middle of the road. Both vehicles had sustained a significant amount of damage in the collision. Several people were found scattered around the scene.
Medics assessed the patients and found that ten people, including three children under 10, had sustained numerous, fatal injuries. Nothing could be done for them and they were declared dead.
Several other patients were found with injuries ranging from minor to critical.
The patients were treated and thereafter transported to nearby hospitals for urgent care.
The details surrounding this incident are not yet known but local authorities were on the scene for further investigations.
