20 pupils injured in crash on Phoenix Highway
A number of children have been injured in a crash while on their way to school in Phoenix, north of Durban.
Paramedics from KZN VIP say they treated around 20 children at the corner of Phoenix Highway and Industrial Park Drive.
"Upon arrival of emergency services, there were at least three to four school children that were ejected from the vehicle, the rest which sustained minor injuries to moderate injuries,” says spokesperson Gareth Naidoo.
'We advise motorists to take caution on the road, especially when there is rain. It becomes difficult to slow down vehicles."
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Paramedics in Durban say they have had their hands full on Wednesday morning, attending to multiple accidents due to the wet weather.
"Common hotspots are the M7 and going through Pinetown and bluff, M9 towards reservoir hills, the M13 as well as the M4,” says ALS paramedics spokesperson Garrith Jamieson.
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