Probably explains why none of the people involved in the accident mentioned below survived except for the driver. When i read this incident, i was immediately reminded of this post. Maybe the passenger in this car's life would have been saved if the gong was irritating him enough to buckle up. RIP.
28/05/2011
"A fatal and horrific accident has... left six people dead and one person in a serious condition after the driver of the light motor vehicle lost control and collided into a tree at the corners of Clarke and Manning Road in the early hours of this morning.
ER24 and other emergency personnel arrived on the scene and found what was left of the light motor vehicle as it had being ripped apart from the impact. Seven occupants were found strewed across Clark Road and far apart from each other. Emergency personnel assessed the patients but unfortunately five females and one male had already succumbed to their fatal injuries and were declared deceased on the scene. The other male was found seated on the pavement and was complaining of pains to his stomach and neck area. He was stabilised and treated for possible serious injuries and transported to Addington Hospital for further medical care.
It is believed that the occupants were travelling down Clark Road when the driver somehow lost control of the car and smashed into the tree. The impact caused them to be ejected from the vehicle. The light motor vehicle disintegrated into piece as parts of the car was found scattered in all directions of the scene.
The local authorities were on the scene and would investigate the incident further into the cause of this horrific accident."
