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One person died in a collision on the N8 near Mandela View
One person has died following a collision between a Free State Department of Health patient vehicle and a light motor vehicle along the N8 near Mandela View.
Provincial Emergency Medical Services spokesperson Sipho Towa says the Mangaung Fire and Rescue team used the jaws of life to extract two people who were trapped in the patient vehicle.
Towa says one patient was critically injured while eight others sustained moderate injuries.
“It is reported that a light motor vehicle had a tyre burst, lost control, and collided with a patient transport vehicle. The patient transport was carrying patients from Ficksburg to Bloemfontein. One patient was unfortunately declared dead at the scene, while three sustained moderate injuries. Other patients were taken to the National Hospital for psychosocial support. At present, one lane is closed, and traffic is moving past the scene.”
Head-on collision on the N8 close to Mandela view in Bloemfontein.https://t.co/Cv5rur74YH#ArriveAlive @fs_health pic.twitter.com/37Vm8A9Bg2
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