• At least 70 people were injured in a 16-vehicle collision in Pretoria on Saturday.
• One person was airlifted to hospital.
• The road has since been reopened.

One person was airlifted to hospital after about 70 were injured in a 16-vehicle pile-up on the N1 highway in Pretoria on Saturday night.

City of Tshwane emergency medical services spokesperson Charles Mabaso confirmed that a bus, taxi, truck, ambulance, and 12 cars had been involved in a pile-up on the northbound side of the highway, before the Garsfontein exit.

All lanes travelling north were closed to traffic, causing severe traffic delays.

Mabaso said all lanes have since been reopened and road users are urged to practise good road safety at all times.

Mabaso could not confirm exactly how many injuries there were, saying a patient count was still being carried out by emergency teams.

Emer-G-Med’s Kyle van Reenen said paramedics and emergency services teams responded to the accident scene.

Van Reenen said:

The remaining patients were treated on scene and transported by ambulances to nearby hospitals for further medical care.

The cause of the collision is still being investigated.