A man and woman‚ believed to be in their 60s‚ were killed on Sunday morning when a run-away trailer that had apparently broken loose from a truck smashed into their bakkie on the R103 in Rosetta outside of Pietermaritzburg in Kwazulu-Natal‚ paramedics said.
ER24 paramedics arrived on scene to find the wrecked bakkie smashed up against the roadside barrier.
“On inspection‚ paramedics found the bodies of a man and woman inside their vehicle. Paramedics assessed the man and found that he lay trapped inside the bakkie and showed no signs of life. Unfortunately nothing more could be done for the man and he was declared dead on scene.
“The woman was carefully extricated fro the vehicle and assessed. It was found that the woman showed no signs of life. Paramedics initiated CPR and advanced life support interventions in an effort to revive the patient. Unfortunately‚ after some time‚ no vital signs returned and the woman was declared dead on scene‚” ER24 emergency medical service.
It said it was believed that the trailer had come loose from the truck‚ rolled down the road and crashed into the bakkie.
“Rescue services had to use the jaws-of-life equipment to later free the deceased from the vehicle.”
Run-away trailer smashes into bakkie in Pietermaritzburg‚ killing two
A man and woman‚ believed to be in their 60s‚ were killed on Sunday morning when a run-away trailer that had apparently broken loose from a truck smashed into their bakkie on the R103 in Rosetta outside of Pietermaritzburg in Kwazulu-Natal‚ paramedics said.
ER24 paramedics arrived on scene to find the wrecked bakkie smashed up against the roadside barrier.
“On inspection‚ paramedics found the bodies of a man and woman inside their vehicle. Paramedics assessed the man and found that he lay trapped inside the bakkie and showed no signs of life. Unfortunately nothing more could be done for the man and he was declared dead on scene.
“The woman was carefully extricated fro the vehicle and assessed. It was found that the woman showed no signs of life. Paramedics initiated CPR and advanced life support interventions in an effort to revive the patient. Unfortunately‚ after some time‚ no vital signs returned and the woman was declared dead on scene‚” ER24 emergency medical service.
It said it was believed that the trailer had come loose from the truck‚ rolled down the road and crashed into the bakkie.
“Rescue services had to use the jaws-of-life equipment to later free the deceased from the vehicle.”
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