[CATO RIDGE] Three killed, two injured in bakkie rollover

Three people have been killed and two others sustained moderate injuries following a single bakkie rollover on Eddie Hagen drive in Cato Ridge early this morning.

When ER24 paramedics arrived at the scene shortly after 02H00 this morning, they found the bakkie off the roadway.

Upon further assessment, they found three patients lying outside of the bakkie. Unfortunately, two of them had sustained fatal injuries and they were declared dead at the scene. The other patient had sustained moderate injuries. One person inside the bakkie had also sustained fatal injuries and was declared dead at the scene. Another patient inside the bakkie had sustained moderate injuries.

ER24, as well as another medical service at the scene, transported the patients to hospital for further medical care.

The exact circumstances surrounding the incident were not known to our paramedics.