A three-year-old girl has died following a serious car crash on Currys Post Road in Howick on Sunday night.
Paramedics were called to the scene, where they learned that the injured occupants—believed to be a mother and her three children—had already been transported by bystanders to a nearby medical facility before emergency services arrived.
Midlands EMS spokesperson Roland Robertson said responders rushed to the hospital and found the toddler in critical condition, fighting for her life on a ventilator.
“Due to the severity of her condition, a medical helicopter was activated to transfer her to a level one trauma hospital,” said Robertson. “Two other children involved in the crash also sustained injuries requiring specialised treatment and were taken to hospital.”
Despite urgent medical intervention, the child passed away later that evening. Authorities are continuing investigations into the cause of the crash.