70 people injured in N1 multi-vehicle accident in Pretoria

70 people were injured when twelve cars, a truck and a bus collided on the N1 in Pretoria on Saturday night.

Emer-G-Med paramedics arrived at the scene just after 19H00 to find the multi-vehicle collision on the N1 highway near Garsfontein.

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TWELVE CARS, A TRUCK AND A BUS COLLIDE

Reports from the scene are that twelve cars, a truck and a bus collided. As many as seventy people were injured, said Emer-G-Med.

“Incident command officers established an on-scene triage area and further investigations revealed one patient to be in a critical condition.”

Emer-G-Med

The critical patient required advanced life support to stabilise him before he was airlifted to a specialist facility for the care that he required.

“The remaining patients were treated on scene and transported by ambulances to various nearby hospitals for further medical care,” said Emer-G-Med.3

ACCIDENT LEADS TO MAJOR TRAFFIC

The accident has led to major traffic in the area due to the closed highway. Motorists have complained on social media of waiting more than two hours on the road.

The cause of the collision is unknown and will be investigated by police, Emer-G-Med said.