ACCORDING to Charles Mabaso, deputy chief of the Tshwane City Ambulance Service, several accidents have been reported to the ambulance service since the start of the Easter holidays in which motorists have been killed and seriously injured.
He said three motorists were killed in an accident on the R55 and Lochner Road at Raslow near Centurion at around 00:38 on 29 March, while three other patients suffered critical to serious injuries in a two-vehicle collision.
"The Tshwane Emergency Services Department arrived at the incident, two patients had already been taken to Kalafong Hospital by a private ambulance service. Firefighters had to use the Jaws of Life to extricate some trapped motorists from the other vehicle," he said.
Mabaso further said a bakkie overturned on Britz Road near Straightfontein butchery north of Pretoria at around 02:01 on 30 March, leaving two occupants seriously injured.
"When the emergency services arrived at the scene of the accident, they found the two drivers still trapped in the wreckage of the bakkie. They also had to use the Jaws of Life to free the seriously injured patients," he said.
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He said four male teenagers were pronounced dead at the scene when a vehicle they were travelling in lost control and overturned on Pretorious Street between Nelson Mandela Drive and Steve Biko Street in Pretoria city centre at around 4:30am on Saturday, 30 March 2024.
The owner of the vehicle arrived at the scene of the accident at around 6:00 am after being informed of the accident by the vehicle tracking company.
"The causes of all the accidents have not yet been determined and are being investigated by law enforcement. We again appeal to motorists to continue to behave responsibly and safely and obey traffic rules," said Mabaso.
