One dead, four hurt after truck, tractor crash
A child died and four adults were injured when a truck and a tractor collided on the R529 near Letsitele in Limpopo.
|||Johannesburg – A child died and four adults were injured on Monday, when a truck and a tractor collided on the R529 near Letsitele, Limpopo, paramedics said.
ER24 spokesperson Chitra Bodasing said ER24 paramedics and other emergency services arrived on the scene and found the truck alight.
“Sadly, there was nothing that could be done for a young child that was found near the truck. The child sustained fatal burn injuries,” Bodasing said.
“A woman as well as both male drivers and at least one other man were assessed and found to have sustained minor to moderate injuries.”
Bodasing said the injured people were treated on the scene and transported to nearby hospitals for further medical treatment.
Fire and Rescue attended to the incident to extinguished the fire. The exact cause of the incident is unknown and authorities were on scene for further investigations, said Bodasing.
African News Agency