{"id":6794,"date":"2021-03-21T18:10:44","date_gmt":"2021-03-21T18:10:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/?p=6794"},"modified":"2021-03-21T17:21:55","modified_gmt":"2021-03-21T17:21:55","slug":"four-killed-six-injured-in-sunday-crashes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/four-killed-six-injured-in-sunday-crashes","title":{"rendered":"Four killed, six injured in Sunday crashes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\">South-Africa<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>DURBAN &#8211; FOUR people were killed and six injured in two separate crashes on the R101 and the N12 earlier today.<\/p>\n<p>ER24 communications officer, Werner Vermaak, said three people lost their lives on the R101 between Polokwane and Mokopane when a truck and taxi collided.<\/p>\n<p>He said shortly after 7am, paramedics from ER24 along with provincial emergency services and other private services arrived on the scene.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Upon assessment, they found that debris was spread across the highway with a taxi and a truck standing several metres from each other. A child and a woman, both still trapped inside of the taxi, were found with various injuries. The child was extricated and treated for moderate injuries. The woman was in a critical condition,&#8221; Vermaak said.<\/p>\n<p>He said once extricated, she was placed on life support. Both were transported to Polokwane Provincial Hospital for further medical care.<\/p>\n<p>He said two people were found with fatal injuries inside of the taxi. The driver of the truck was also fatally injured in the collision.<\/p>\n<p>Vermaak said one person was killed and four others were injured on the N12 between Sandra and Delmas.<\/p>\n<p>He said a bakkie veered off the road and crashed down the embankment before it came to a standstill under the bridge below the highway.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Two men and two women were found with various injuries. A male patient was found with fatal injuries. 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