Two dead‚ scores injured in multiple accidents near Witbank

29 June 2015 - 16:24 By RDM News Wire

A number of vehicle collisions on the N12/N4 highway near Ogies and Witbank in Mpumalanga province on Monday have left at least two people dead and scores injured‚ emergency medical services said. ER24 said its paramedics‚ along with other services‚ were attending to “multiple scenes spread across the highway”.“At least three separate collisions involving multiple light motor vehicles‚ mini-bus taxis and trucks have left at least two people dead and scores injured. Paramedics currently describe the overall scene as chaotic‚” the emergency medical service said.It said it was believed heavy mist in the area had contributed to the cause of the collisions.“More information to follow as it becomes available‚” it added.Crash on the Golden Highway by Lenasia. 6 taxis, bakkie, car and a truck involved. 32 patients,29 with minor injuries pic.twitter.com/F6lQdymPES — PigSpotter Cliff (@PigSpotter) June 29, 2015async@PigSpotter fog was bad this morning in Lenz .. At 5 :15 i couldn't see 200m in-front of me .. — Jonathan (@jonny_lee1) June 29, 2015 asyncN14 South 2wards Lanseria. @PigSpotterpic.twitter.com/481iogPZ3e — LizzyLove (@LizzyLuvify) June 29, 2015 async(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));[VIDEO] Chaos on the N4 highway left scores injured this morning. Emergency services from as far as Gauteng (Johannesburg) were dispatched to the scene to assist with collisions that occurred in heavy mist along the N4 as well as the N12. Two people sadly died on the N12 when several vehicles collided with each other during heavy mist.(Video courtesy Witbank News. - Read full article on www.witbanknews.co.za)Further reading: www.er24.co.za/blog Posted by ER24 EMS (Pty) Ltd. on Monday, June 29, 2015..

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