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Multi-Vehicle Collision Near Vryheid Results in Multiple Critical and Serious Injuries

Multi-Vehicle Collision Near Vryheid Results in Multiple Critical and Serious Injuries

KwaZulu Private Ambulance and multiple emergency services responded to a devastating collision this afternoon, Monday, November 24, 2025, at 16h45, involving a bakkie and a heavy motor vehicle at the critical intersection of the R33 and R34, just outside of Vryheid.

?Emergency services arrived at a chaotic and severely compromised scene where the heavy motor vehicle lay overturned, the light delivery vehicle sustained significant front-end damage. Preliminary on-scene reports suggest the collision occurred after the truck allegedly failed to stop at the intersection, resulting in the bakkie colliding into the truck's side.

?A comprehensive triage and treatment process was immediately initiated for the six patients discovered across the scene.

?Two Critical Patients: One patient from the truck and one from the bakkie sustained severe, life-threatening head injuries. These patients required immediate, advanced life support interventions to stabilise their condition on scene.

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