Netcare 911 responded to the scene on the N12 exit ramp where 53 people sustained injuries Wednesday afternoon.
Emergency services were very busy rescuing the occupants of vehicles involved in a freak accident on the N12 near the Edenvale exit ramp on Wednesday night.
Netcare 911 spokesman Shawn Herbst said a loaded truck crashed into a bus and several other vehicles.
“When the doctors arrived at the scene, the patients were scattered throughout the area surrounding the accident site. Emergency personnel from Emer-G-Med, Netcare 911 and other private and government services evaluated at least 43 patients. The most had injuries ranging from mild to moderate.
“However, four patients suffered serious injuries,” Herbst said.
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Netcare, Emer-G-Med and government services airlifted the four severely injured people, while patients with moderate and minor injuries were transported by ambulance.
Ekurhuleni emergency and disaster management spokesman Erick Maloka told News24 that the injured were transported to various hospitals, including Milpark, Tambo Memorial and Joburg General Hospital.
Maloka said authorities were on the scene and some routes were temporarily closed.
The cause of the crash is under investigation.
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