Nine hurt in Umdloti crash

Nine hurt in Umdloti crash

Nine people have been rushed to hospital following an accident near Umdloti, north of Durban.

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Nine people were hurt after a taxi and a van crashed on the M4 near Umdloti. PHOTO: Netcare911

A taxi and a van collided just before the M4 onramp.

Emergency services who responded to the scene said they found the taxi on the side of the road.

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Netcare911's Shawn Herbst says some of the passengers managed to get out of the vehicle on their own and were found walking around the area.

"The taxi went off the road and down a small embankment on the side of the road. All the patients sustained minor injuries," he said.

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The injured were treated on scene before being taken to hospital for further care.

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