{"id":46018,"date":"2023-11-10T14:28:17","date_gmt":"2023-11-10T12:28:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/two-patients-die-as-ambulance-collide-with-another-government-vehicle-20231110\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T08:11:57","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T06:11:57","slug":"two-patients-die-as-ambulance-collide-with-another-government-vehicle-20231110","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/two-patients-die-as-ambulance-collide-with-another-government-vehicle-20231110\/","title":{"rendered":"Two patients die as ambulance collide with another government vehicle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Two patients died on the R61 between Cofimvaba and Komani when an ambulance they were transferred in collided with another government vehicle on Thursday, November 9.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Eastern Cape Department of Health Spokesperson, Sizwe Kupelo, said the\u00a0ambulance had been rushing the duo from Cofimvaba Hospital to Frontier Regional Hospital.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Both patients died on the scene\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Two patients died on the R61 between Cofimvaba and Komani when an ambulance they were transferred in collided with another government vehicle on Thursday, November 9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Provincial health department spokesperson, Sizwe Kupelo said the ambulance had been rushing the duo from Cofimvaba Hospital to Frontier Regional Hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said,&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Blockquote\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_76539eb6\">\n<div class=\"text\">The EC department of health would like to convey its convey its condolences to the family of the two patients who died during a tragic car accident while they en route to Frontier Hospital. <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Said Kupelo: \u201cThe accident occurred when the ambulance that was rushing the two patients, who cannot be named at this stage, collided head on with another vehicle on R61 between Cofimvaba and Komani. 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