Two killed in truck accident outside Middelburg

Two people were killed after a tanker truck overturned on the N11 Groblersdal Road, outside of Middelburg, on Sunday morning.

Shortly before 10.30, paramedics and emergency services personnel arrived on the scene to find that the truck had overturned several times and was lying on the side of the road.

ER24 spokesperson Werner Vermaak said: "Paramedics found that one of the occupants from the truck was ejected during the rollover. Sadly, there was nothing that could be done for him and he was declared dead on the scene. A second occupant was found trapped inside of the cabin. He sustained fatal injuries and was also declared dead on the scene."

Local authorities attended the scene.

Collision

Meanwhile, one person sustained serious injuries and another moderate injuries during a head-on collision between a truck and a bakkie along the Donkerhoek Road in Rustenburg on Saturday night.

Image: Supplied/ER24

At about 20:00, paramedics arrived on the scene where they found the two mangled vehicles.

The driver of the truck sustained serious injuries and was rescued from the vehicle. The driver of the bakkie sustained moderate injuries and was treated on the scene.

Both were taken to a nearby hospital for further medical care, Vermaak said.