(MENAFN) South African Emergency Personnel's Union (SAEPU) declared that two ambulances and truck crashed on Tuesday night claiming six lives and wounding seven more.
SAEPU confirmed that the collision took place in Free State at around 7 pm.
Meanwhile, the reason behind the crash remains undetermined at this stage even though SAEPU suspects fatigue and overload.
SAEPU media liaison officer Kgaladi Makuwa revealed: "We are shocked following the accident that claimed six peoples' lives and left seven injured when two ambulances and a truck collided.
It is alleged that the planned patient transport was overloaded."
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