Fifteen injured in PMB taxi crash
Fifteen people - including children - have been hurt in a crash involving two taxis in Pietermaritzburg this morning.
Paramedics say the taxis crashed along French Road. ER24 says the passengers had already climbed out of the vehicles by the time paramedics arrived at the scene.
The injured were treated on scene and taken to hospital for further care. The cause of the crash is unknown at this stage.
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Meanwhile, 15 people have been hurt following a taxi crash in Klaarwater Road in the Shallcross area - near Chatsworth - south of Durban.
@FatalMoves @TrafficSA @IamAlexSweet @_ArriveAlive @RisingSunChats @ECR_Newswatch Taxi Crash involving Kids Klaarwater Road Shallcross. Multiple injured on scene pic.twitter.com/PobDdgoCIH
— Rescue Care Pty Ltd (@rescuecare) January 29, 2018
Reports from the scene suggest the driver lost control of the vehicle and veered off the road.
"The taxi had somehow left the road and crashed into a residential area. People had sustained various injuries and were stabilised on scene before being transported to various hospitals for the further care that they required. The cause of the collision is unknown at this stage. Police were in attendance and will be investigating further," Rescue Care's Garrith Jamieson says.