3 die as 2 trucks collide
2008-11-07 12:04
Sasolburg - Three people were killed when two trucks collided at Sasolburg in the Free State on Friday morning, paramedics said.
"The accident occurred on Viljoen Drift Road in Sasolburg at 06:00," said ER24 spokesperson Derrick Banks.
He said the trucks - an 18-wheeler and a flat-bed truck - collided head-on.
"We think the rainy weather caused the 18-wheeler truck to lose control, and smashed into the flatbed truck. The deceased who were in the flatbed truck were killed instantly. Two people in the other truck were slightly injured," he said.
The road was closed and traffic was being diverted.
No further details were immediately available.
- SAPA