Four people sustained moderate injuries following a serious truck accident on the Old R102 near the Ottawa intersection in Verulam on Friday afternoon.
KZN VIP Emergency Medical Services were dispatched to the scene after multiple reports of the incident were received by the KZN VIP Emergency Operations Centre. Upon arrival, emergency personnel found that a truck had allegedly suffered a mechanical brake failure, causing the driver to lose control of the vehicle before it veered off the roadway and crashed into a nearby business premises.
It is believed that the truck struck multiple objects before crashing into an area where several individuals were having their lunch break. Four patients sustained moderate injuries during the incident.
The injured patients were treated and stabilised on scene by medics from KZN VIP, together with other emergency medical services, before being transported to nearby medical facilities for further treatment.
All emergency services and relevant authorities were in attendance. Preliminary information suggests that this is the third serious incident involving a heavy motor vehicle at this intersection within the past 2 years
The exact circumstances leading up to the incident remain under investigation.
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