PICS: Four men killed in Mpumalanga head-on collision
Four men were killed in a head-on collision between a sedan and a Ford Ranger bakkie on the R23 road between Balfour and Greylingstad in Mpumalanga on Monday night.
The Department of Community Safety, Security and Liaison confirmed that among the dead are the drivers of both vehicles and two passengers.
One passenger from the bakkie sustained minor injuries and was treated at Suikerbosrand Life Care Hospital in Heidelberg.
“He has since been discharged,” said departmental spokesperson Moeti Mmusi.
Mmusi said the sedan involved in the collision was being towed at the time of the crash.
“The other sedan, which was towing the crashed vehicle, was not damaged, and its driver was unharmed,” he said.
The exact circumstances surrounding the incident remain unclear, but an investigation is under way.
Mpumalanga MEC for Community Safety, Security and Liaison, Jackie Macie, has extended his condolences to the families of the deceased.
In a separate incident, IOL News reported on Tuesday that a father and son have been shot dead after they were robbed while stranded at the side of the R603, near Adam’s Mission on the KwaZulu-Natal south coast.
Garrith Jamieson of ALS Paramedics said emergency personnel responded to calls of a shooting just after 3pm.
According to Jamieson, the family had been travelling along the highway when their car broke down.
It is alleged that they were approached by gunmen who opened fire.
The family attempted to flee while the gunman continued shooting and following them.
“Paramedics were shown to a house just below the roadway where they found a female in her 40s who had sustained multiple gunshot wounds to her lower legs.
“She was stabilised on the scene by ALS Paramedics and Emergency Medical Rescue Services (EMRS) before being transported to a nearby hospital for the further care that she required,” Jamieson said.
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