Six people collapse after ingesting 'unknown substance' in Cape Town

ER24 spokesperson Russell Meiring said the ambulance service was initially alerted to several people in desperate need of help.All those affected had ingested some sort of substance which is not yet known,” he said.Cape Town law enforcement spokesperson Wayne Dyason said: “City law enforcement officers on patrol in Wetton were alerted to an incident in which three males and one female had collapsed at a bus stop.

As the paramedics were treating them, another person was reported lying on the pavement in nearby Walnut Road and a sixth had collapsed on the corner of St Joseph’s Road and Wetton Road. "The patients were treated for their injuries and provided with several advanced life support interventions before they were transported to nearby hospitals for further care," said Meiring.

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