Man dies after crashing car into tanker truck in Vereeniging

A man has died following a truck and car collision on Adonis Road in Bedworth Park in Vereeniging on Saturday morning.

The man crashed into the side of the tanker and got trapped inside his car.

ER24 paramedics arrived on the scene at 05h40 to find the light motor vehicle wedge partially beneath the trailer of the truck. A man was found lying trapped inside the car.

Medics assessed the man and found that he had sustained numerous injuries and showed no signs of life. Nothing could be done for him, and he was declared dead.

The driver of the truck, fortunately, escaped injury.

Local authorities were on the scene for further investigations.