R61 crash leaves three children fighting for their lives
Three children are in a critical condition after the taxi they were travelling in overturned on the R61 near Margate on KZN's south coast. UPDATE: One pupil has died in hospital.
Nine other children have also been left seriously injured.
Netcare 911's Chris Botha says the youngest of the passengers is four-years-old.
Authorities on scene of an accident on the R61 near Margate on the south coast. Drive carefully.
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"Paramedics arrived there and found absolute carnage. At the moment, the estimate is that three little children, aged between four and 12 years, are in a critical condition. A total of nine children suffered serious injuries. They have been taken to the Port Shepstone Provincial Hospital for further care," he said.
