{"id":206382,"date":"2019-05-31T10:43:26","date_gmt":"2019-05-31T08:43:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/?p=206382"},"modified":"2019-06-03T09:56:25","modified_gmt":"2019-06-03T07:56:25","slug":"alert-fatal-crash-n17-highway-germiston-leaves-two-dead-seven-injured","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/05\/31\/alert-fatal-crash-n17-highway-germiston-leaves-two-dead-seven-injured\/","title":{"rendered":"ALERT: Fatal crash on N17 highway in Germiston leaves two dead, seven injured"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ekurhuleni Disaster and Emergency Management Services (DEMS) are on the scene of a fatal crash on the N17 highway eastbound, near the Osborn Road on-ramp in Germiston.<\/p>\n<p>William Ntladi, district manager media liaison for DEMS told the GCN that the collision involved two vehicles.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cTwo people were declared dead on the scene by paramedics, while four others were critically injured and transported to Sunshine Hospital in Benoni,\u201d Ntladi said.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"AUD - 20190531 - WA0000 by Germiston City News\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F629435643&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxheight=750&#038;maxwidth=500\"><\/iframe><\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cFrom the four critically injured patients, one had to be airlifted to Sunshine Hospital.\u201d<br \/>\nNtladi added that another three people were in serious but stable conditions and they were transported by an ambulance service by road to the same hospital.<\/p>\n<p>The N17 is partly closed to traffic as EMPD officers conduct on scene investigations.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">ALSO READ:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/206008\/n3-highway-horror-crash-claims-10-lives\/\" target=\"_blank\">Update: N3 highway horror crash claims 10 lives<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/205956\/local-firefighting-crew-deployed-to-boksburg-flea-market-fire\/\" target=\"_blank\">Local firefighting crew deployed to Boksburg Flea Market fire<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Have a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-admin\/germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za\">germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>or Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a 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