Horror smash outside Jhb
2008-06-29 08:51
Johannesburg - Five people have been killed and up to 60 injured in two accidents on the R59 between Johannesburg and Vereeniging on Saturday, paramedics said.
In the first accident a bakkie and a car collided head-on near the Kliprivier offramp around 20:20, killing five people, said Netcare 911 spokesperson Nick Dollman.
"This accident caused a bigger crash. An SA Roadlink bus left the road and overturned and landed on the side of the highway."
Of the injured, five were in a critical condition. The bodies of the five were still trapped in the wreckage of the car and bakkie.
"People are still trapped in the bus and firefighters are using hydraulic equipment to try and get them out."
Most of the injured had already been taken to hospitals.
Dollman said the Vereeniging-bound part of the highway had been closed to traffic and it was unclear when it would be reopened.
- SAPA