[EKUVUKENI] One killed, four injured in collision

One person has been killed and four others were left injured following a collision between a bakkie and a light motor vehicle on the Helpmekaar road in Ekuvukeni in Ladysmith last night.

When ER24 paramedics arrived at the scene shortly after 20h00, they found three patients inside the light motor vehicle. Unfortunately, the one patient sustained fatal injuries and was declared dead at the scene by paramedics. The two others sustained serious injuries and was treated at the scene before being transported to hospital with ER24 and KZN EMS for further medical care.

Two patients from the bakkie sustained minor injuries but were transported to hospital privately.

The exact circumstances surrounding the incident is not known to our paramedics, but local authorities were on the scene for further investigations.