A woman dies after she lost control of her vehicle on the R59

Jaimie-faith Poonah
30 June 2015

An accident this afternoon on the R59 near the Verwoerd offramp in Meyerton left a woman dead.

It is believed the woman in her 40s lost control of her vehicle which caused it to roll down the embankment multiple times coming to a rest on its roof.

ER24 Spokesperson Russel Meiring said ER24 paramedics were alerted to the incident and upon arrival they found a light motor vehicle lying on its roof.

Meiring said on assessment paramedics found the critically injured patient lying motionless next to her overturned vehicle.

Meiring added that the patient had sustained severe injuries to her head, chest and abdomen.

“We began treatment of the patient to stabilise her vital signs. After 30 minutes of advanced life support treatment, the patient unfortunately succumbed to her injuries.”Meiring said


The details surrounding the exact cause of the incident will remain the subject of a police investigation.

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