NORTH WEST. – Armand Smit and Theunis Holtzhausen, grade eight learners from Hoërskool Wagpos in Brits, were seriously injured after they were involved in an accident with a quad bike and a bakkie on Sunday.
According to the school, the two learners were together on the quad bike when the collision occurred. Armand was admitted to Mediclinic Brits, while Theunis was transported by helicopter from Mediclinic Brits to Mediclinic Sandton for further medical treatment.
The school said its community is praying for the two learners' speedy and complete recovery and is also thinking of their parents, families and loved ones.
Hartbeespoort Emergency Medical Services said its ambulance, as well as the fire and rescue team, attended to the accident involving a bakkie and a quad bike on Sunday. Two children were injured in the accident and were treated at the scene before being transported to a hospital in Brits. One of the children was later airlifted by air ambulance to a hospital in Johannesburg for further medical treatment. The service reminded quad bike and motorcycle riders, especially children, of the importance of a properly fitting helmet and the use of necessary protective equipment.
This article is an automatic English translation of a Nuusflits article originally published in Afrikaans. Read the Afrikaans original.
