Two of the 11 American tourists who were involved in an accident on the Dullstroom/R540 road on February 19 are still being treated for injuries sustained during the crash.
According to Martin Jeffrey of Emer-G-Med, who assisted provincial EMS on the scene, all 11 tourists were initially taken to Belfast Hospital.
“In a joint effort between Emer-G-Med and the provincial EMS, all the passengers were transported from Belfast Hospital to Kiaat Private Hospital in Mbombela.”
Jeffrey told Steelburger/Lydenburg News that only two of the 11 passengers, a man who sustained a spinal fracture during the crash and a woman with a pelvis injury, are still being treated in Kiaat.
According to the information received, neither is in a critical or life-threatening condition.
The bus driver and the tour guide did not sustain any injuries and were not admitted to hospital.
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The tour group was coming from Johannesburg when the accident occurred. The bus was scheduled to make a stop at a guesthouse in White River before heading to the Kruger National Park.
This publication also managed to speak to the bus driver at the scene of the crash. He explained that the wet road conditions resulted in the bus losing grip around a bend causing it to slide into the oncoming lane, before hitting the embarkment.
No other vehicles were involved in the accident.
Amazing Africa Tours organised the tour. Steelburger/Lydenburg News contacted the company for more information about the incident, whether the tour would still go ahead or whether the remaining tourists would be heading back to America after the accident.
An employee, who refused to give her name, declined to comment on the matter, and also refused to refer this publication to any senior management.
In the meantime, a rescue worker who was on the scene and who wished to remain anonymous praised the efforts of Mr Barry Cupules, a passenger who helped assist emergency personnel to get the others out of the wreck.
The publication also spoke to Cupules on the scene. He is a first responder and firefighter from California.
“It’s a miracle that no severe injuries were sustained and that most of the tourists were wearing their safety belts, including myself and my wife,” he told the journalist.
Steelburger/Lydenburg News will keep readers informed should any new information be obtained about the accident and the tourists involved.
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