A man died and five others road users were injured in a multiple collision involving a truck and three cars on the N4 Bakwena Platinum Highway outside Brits in the North West Province on Monday evening.
The crash reportedly occurred between Mooinooi and Majakaneng at around 20h15. Motorists travelling between Pretoria and Rustenburg are advised to use the R512 Old Pretoria-Rustenburg road as an alternative route as the road is expected to be closed for the next 3-4 hours.
Traffic officers from the North West Road Traffic Management Unit are controlling traffic at the scene while paramedics are battling to resuscitate one of the injured road users who was critically injured. The rescue team had to use the jaws-of- life to free the man from the wreckage of his vehicle.
Details as to what could have caused the accident are unclear at this stage. Ages, genders and models of vehicles involved will be communicated as soon as the scene is cleared and all the injured safely transported to hospital.
Enquiries:
Lesiba Moses Kgwele
Tel: 018 391 0140
Cell: 083 629 1987
Fax: 018 381 0328
Email: LKgwele@nwpg.gov.za
