Czech tourists hurt in KZN minibus crash

A collision between a minibus and a bakkie on the N3 near Pietermaritzburg has left five Czech tourists and the bakkie driver injured.

Pietermaritzburg – A collision between a minibus and a bakkie on the N3 near Pietermaritzburg has left six people injured, ER24 said in a statement on Thursday.

ER24 spokesperson Pieter Rossouw said the injuries ranged from minor to serious.

He said the injured included five tourists from the Czech republic who had been travelling in the minibus.

“ER24 responded to the scene and found that the driver of the bakkie was entrapped and rescue crews on scene had to use the jaws of life to extricate the patient.”

The minibus was on fire when paramedics arrived, but they managed to extinguish it and nobody sustained burn wounds.

He said all six patients were transported to Mediclinic Pietermaritzburg for further treatment.

Local authorities were investigating the cause of the accident.

African News Agency

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