3 killed in South Coast truck crash
Three people have been killed in a road crash on the south coast.
The accident involved a car and a tipper truck.
Emergency services say it appears the truck's brakes failed.
It hit a car at a bus stop - killing two occupants.
Netcare 911's Shawn Herbst says the truck then struck a pedestrian - killing her too. " Before the truck left the road crushing an outbuilding at the entrance of a school.
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An adult male in the building had sustained serious injuries after being crushed and was treated on scene by an advanced life support paramedic.
The driver of the truck had also sustained serious injuries and was treated on scene by another private ambulance service.
Once stabilised the patient was airlifted by Netcare 911 helicopter to a specialist facility.
