Truck driver trapped after crash kills two‚ injures 14 in Mpumalanga

23 August 2016 - 14:20 By TMG Digital

A man was trapped in the wreckage of a truck which collided with a taxi in Mpumalanga early on Tuesday‚ killing two people and injuring 14 others.The collision happened on the N4 in the direction of Malelane in Nelspruit.“Paramedics worked alongside various emergency services on scene‚” said Netcare911 in a statement. “Reports from the scene indicate that two people are in a critical condition‚ while the other sustained moderate to minor injuries. The truck driver is still trapped. Netcare911 paramedics and the fire department are busy extricating the man out of the truck.”Two women were declared dead at the scene of the crash. ..

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