Pretoria Rekord reports that two Tshwane Metro Police Department (TMPD) officers are in hospital following a car accident.

The roadway law enforcement members were rushed to hospital on 29 January around 15:20 after their vehicle collided with a truck and a utility vehicle in Centurion. Emergency responders Cert SA in a statement indicated: “Two metro police officers sustained injuries ranging from minor to severe when the vehicle they were travelling in allegedly veered off the road in the rain and across the centre median where it collided with a truck. The occupants of the truck miraculously escaped without serious injury.” Tshwane emergency services spokesperson Deputy Chief Charles Mabaso said the service responded to the incident and transported an officer to hospital in a critical condition, while three other three patients were transported to hospital under stable conditions. The exact circumstances surrounding the incident are not yet clear and police have yet to investigate the matter.

• Read the original of the report in the above regard by Reitumetse Mahope at Pretoria Rekord

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