[R509] Four killed, one injured in collision

Four people have been killed and one person sustained minor injuries following a collision between two vehicles and a truck on the R509 between Derby and Magaliesburg yesterday morning.

When ER24 paramedics arrived at the scene shortly before 12H00, they found a vehicle off the roadway with four occupants still in the vehicle. Unfortunately, all four sustained fatal injuries and was declared dead at the scene by paramedics.

A truck was also found off the roadway lying on its roof. The truck driver was assessed and was found to have sustained minor injuries.

ER24 transported the truck driver to hospital for further medical care.

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