Patient Airlifted from N12 on 09 February 2010 at 12h50

A patient was airlifted to hospital after a head-on collision between a Nissan Hardbody and a VW Polo on the N12, between George and Oudtshoorn.

The driver of the bakkie sustained minor injuries and did not want to be transported to hospital. The driver of the Polo sustained serious injuries and was airlifted by the Metro Red Cross Air Mercy Services' helicopter to George Provincial Hospital.

The Polo caught fire as a result of the collision and needed to be extinguished by the Fire Department. The cause of the collision is unknown at this stage.