Weekend car accident claims life of Plett lady, while critically injuring husband
A horror crash in Plett on Saturday night claimed the life of a New Horizons woman and saw her husband admitted to a local hospital with serious injuries – YOLANDE STANDER reports
Southern Cape police spokesman cap-lain Malcolm Pojie said a preliminary investigation indicated that Amanda Martin-Swartz 44, and her 42-year-old husband had been travelling in their Toyota Yaris on the N2 towards the Engen garage near the easternmost entrance to Plettenberg Bay around 7:25 pm on July 25.
He explained that a truck, travelling in the direction of Cape Town, hit their vehicle on its side.
“Both occupants sustained multiple injuries and emergency personnel had to make use of the jaws of life to retrieve the trapped woman from the wreckage,” Pojie said.
Martin, however, succumbed to her injuries and was declared dead on the scene. Her husband, who was the driver of the Yaris at the time of the crash, was admitted to the local Medi-clinic with serious injuries.
“The driver of the truck only sustained minor injuries but suffered from shock, and he was treated on the scene.”
Pojie said the investigation was continuing.
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Source: CX-press News