The victims of a fatal accident involving a bakkie that crashed into a wall in Main Reef Road in Crown Mines in Johannesburg on Sunday morning were robbed of their personal belongings by bystanders‚ paramedics said.
One person was killed in the accident and three other people sustained critical injuries.
“At approximately 6am paramedics from ER24 and City of Johannesburg EMS arrived on the scene where they found a bakkie near a damaged wall of a building‚ several metres away from the road. It is believed that the bakkie collided with the pavement on the side of the road and crashed into the wall of the building.
“Paramedics found the three critically injured patients lying near the damaged vehicle. A woman‚ believed to be in her thirties‚ was found with fatal injuries still trapped in the vehicle‚” ER24 emergency medical service said.
It said that while paramedics were assessing the victims they noticed that several items of clothes had been removed from their bodies.
“Upon enquiry they were informed that a group of bystanders arrived on the scene moments after the crash and apparently stole all their personal belongings‚ including their clothes and shoes. The injured also stated that the bystanders went through the damaged vehicle and took several items‚” ER24 added.
It said the injured men sustained several fractures and were stabilised on the scene before being transported to a nearby hospital for further care. Fire fighters had to use rescue tools to free the dead woman from the wreckage.
Victims of fatal accident in Crown Mines robbed by bystanders
The victims of a fatal accident involving a bakkie that crashed into a wall in Main Reef Road in Crown Mines in Johannesburg on Sunday morning were robbed of their personal belongings by bystanders‚ paramedics said.
One person was killed in the accident and three other people sustained critical injuries.
“At approximately 6am paramedics from ER24 and City of Johannesburg EMS arrived on the scene where they found a bakkie near a damaged wall of a building‚ several metres away from the road. It is believed that the bakkie collided with the pavement on the side of the road and crashed into the wall of the building.
“Paramedics found the three critically injured patients lying near the damaged vehicle. A woman‚ believed to be in her thirties‚ was found with fatal injuries still trapped in the vehicle‚” ER24 emergency medical service said.
It said that while paramedics were assessing the victims they noticed that several items of clothes had been removed from their bodies.
“Upon enquiry they were informed that a group of bystanders arrived on the scene moments after the crash and apparently stole all their personal belongings‚ including their clothes and shoes. The injured also stated that the bystanders went through the damaged vehicle and took several items‚” ER24 added.
It said the injured men sustained several fractures and were stabilised on the scene before being transported to a nearby hospital for further care. Fire fighters had to use rescue tools to free the dead woman from the wreckage.
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