Fifteen people have died and 37 have been injured in a crash involving a truck and a bus on the M17 in Patryshoek, near the Bundu Inn resort in Tshwane, just after 5am on Friday.
Tshwane emergency services spokesperson Thabo Mabaso said the cause of the accident is being investigated by law enforcement agencies.
Emergency services personnel arrived at the scene to find a bus and truck had collided head-on, with some patients trapped inside both vehicles.
“Tshwane firefighters, Gauteng emergency medical services and private ambulance services started with treatment and extrication of the injured.”
Paramedics declared 15 patients dead on the scene, while 37 patients were transported to Dr George Mukhari, Steve Biko and Kalafong hospitals.
"Of the 15 deceased, 10 were confirmed to be women and five men. Paramedics found 26 patients sustained minor to moderate injuries, four sustained moderate to critical injuries and seven suffered critical injuries,” Mabaso said.
The M17 road remains closed between the N4 on-ramp and off-ramp and the K8 Rosslyn to allow recovery of the deceased, the bus and truck and for on-scene investigations.
“The closure is expected to last more than five hours.”
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Tshwane head-on collision death toll rises to 15, 37 injured
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Fifteen people have died and 37 have been injured in a crash involving a truck and a bus on the M17 in Patryshoek, near the Bundu Inn resort in Tshwane, just after 5am on Friday.
Tshwane emergency services spokesperson Thabo Mabaso said the cause of the accident is being investigated by law enforcement agencies.
Emergency services personnel arrived at the scene to find a bus and truck had collided head-on, with some patients trapped inside both vehicles.
“Tshwane firefighters, Gauteng emergency medical services and private ambulance services started with treatment and extrication of the injured.”
Paramedics declared 15 patients dead on the scene, while 37 patients were transported to Dr George Mukhari, Steve Biko and Kalafong hospitals.
"Of the 15 deceased, 10 were confirmed to be women and five men. Paramedics found 26 patients sustained minor to moderate injuries, four sustained moderate to critical injuries and seven suffered critical injuries,” Mabaso said.
The M17 road remains closed between the N4 on-ramp and off-ramp and the K8 Rosslyn to allow recovery of the deceased, the bus and truck and for on-scene investigations.
“The closure is expected to last more than five hours.”
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