Durban – At least three young children tragically died Friday morning after a low bed truck lost control and ploughed into a group of schoolchildren who were walking along Chatsworth Main Road, in Umhlatazana.
The children were walking to school when tragedy struck just after 08:00.
“A low bed tow truck with a load had somehow lost control and collided into four children walking to school and overturned coming to rest on its roof,” said ALS Paramedics.
“A triage of the scene was done and it was found that the driver of the truck believed to be in his thirties and two children approximately aged six and nine had sustained major injuries unfortunately there was nothing Paramedics could do for them and they were declared deceased on the scene”.
ALS Paramedics said two other children were found to be injured.
One child aged approximately 10 years old had sustained critical injuries and was stabilized on scene by ALS Paramedics before being rushed to a nearby hospital for the urgent care that he required.
“A second child had sustained moderate injuries and was also stabilised on scene by ALS Paramedics before being transported to a nearby hospital,” said ALS Paramedics.
“At this stage the events leading up to the crash are unknown, however, the SA Police Service were on scene and will be investigating further.”
Tragically, the 9-year-old succumbed to his injuries at the hospital.
