Last night, eight people were injured when a bakkie and truck collided on the R101 Old N1 Road in Rawsonville, Western Cape.
ER24 and other services arrived on the scene at 17h30 to find the truck on the side of the road against a tree while the bakkie was in the middle of the road.
On closer inspection, medics found a man lying trapped inside the truck while seven other adults were seated along the road.
Rescue Services had to use the jaws-of-life equipment to free the man from the truck. Once released, medics assessed the patients and found that a man and woman were in serious condition while six others had sustained minor to moderate injuries.
Fortunately, no fatalities were found.
The patients were treated, and the two seriously injured patients were given pain-relief medications before being transported to Mediclinic Worcester for further care.
Local authorities were on the scene for further investigations.