14 killed, 36 injured in a bus collision in Louis Trichardt

A total of 14 people were killed, including four children, and 36 others injured last night following a bus collision on N1 just North of Louis Trichardt in Limpopo yesterday afternoon.
ER24 paramedics, along with several other services, arrived on the scene to find the bus lying on its roof off the roadway. Numerous patients were found lying around the scene.
ER24, as well as various other medical services on the scene, treated the 36 other patients found on the scene. Assessments of the injuries ranged from minor to critical.
Several patients had sustained fatal injuries on the scene while several others succumbed to their injuries at nearby hospitals.
Once treated, the patients were transported by various services to nearby hospitals for further care.
The exact circumstances surrounding the incident are not known to our paramedics, but police were on the scene for further investigations.
 


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