Accident at Paul Kruger Gate

[RogerFraser]

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Four individuals have been injured near Paul Kruger Gate in the Kruger National Park. The doctor is at the scene and assessing the injured.

We will update as the investigations are still underway.

An ambulance is on its way to ferry patients to hospital.

UPDATE: - ambulance has taken the injured to hospital after they were stabilized by the doctor.

[Flutterby]

They were in a hurry to get into the park!

[Richprins]

[Lisbeth]

Wrong gear

[Richprins]

Female driver!

[Lisbeth]

Careful, young man

[Alf]

No they were late to exit the park so they were speeding

[Richprins]

I think it is from the entry side, moungat?

[Alf]

I think it is from the entry side, moungat?

There was something on Facebook where they said the occupants from the vehicle were speeding to exit the gate. They probably misjudged the gravel on the road and couldn’t stop. SP said they are investigating if alcohol was involved

[Alf]

The four people were injured after their vehicle crashed into a pillar – allegedly speeding to exit the park before closing time.

“It is a time where people try to get out of the park. They were speeding towards the gate and there was sand on the road,” says spokesperson, Isaac Phaahla.

Phaahla says a probe is underway to determine whether the driver was under the influence of alcohol.

He says the park’s doctor was flown to the scene where he assessed the injured.

They were then transported to a local hospital.