A farther and child tragically died while the mother was in a serious condition after their vehicle overturned along Lombard Road in Western Area this morning . A report from the scene indicates that the vehicle overturned at around 03h00 but was only spotted in the veld by a passing security vehicle just before 07h0 0n this morning.

“Netcare 911 paramedics and the Western Area fire services arrived at the scene and found that the  crumpled remains of the vehicle had come to rest in the veldt about 100 meters from the roadway” Netcare 911 spokesperson Chris Botha.

The three occupants Mother , Farther and a girl about seven  had been ejected from the wreckage as it tumbled through the veldt.

After triaging, the medics found that the patient must have been lying in the grass for some time as their clothes were covered in frost. Tragically, the farther and his daughter died before our arrival due to the extensive injuries that they sustained. The mother was in a serious condition and was transported to hospital under the constant care of an  provincial services paramedic for the critical intervention that she required.

-TDN

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