Three people have been killed and two others have sustained serious injuries after the bakkie they were traveling in lost control on the M13 in Johannesburg West and rolled numerous times before coming to a halt off the road this morning.

Emergency personnel arrived on the scene and found the bakkie with the occupants strewn across the road. Paramedics assessed the patients and found that three people had already succumbed to their injuries and were declared deceased on scene. Another patient had sustained very serious and traumatic injuries and needed Advanced Life Support intervention. Due to the injuries that the patient had sustained a medicopter was called to the scene to airlift the patient to hospital. Paramedics treated one more person for suspected neck and back injuries and multiple cuts and abrasions. The patient was taken by ambulance to a nearby hospital for further medical care.

It is unclear what caused the driver to lose control of his vehicle but the necessary authorities were on the scene and would investigate the accident further.