Taxi transporting pupils overturns in Umlazi

Rescue Care's Garrith Jamieson says it's still unclear how many people were hurt in the crash. 

"On arrival, paramedics found that a fully loaded taxi - mostly consisting of children aged between the age of six years and 15 years - somehow lost control and overturned coming to rest on its side. Most of the children had already been transported privately by a passing motorist who saw a dire need for emergency care before being transported to a hospital for the further care that they required," he says.  

Authorities are investigating the cause of the crash. No other vehicles appear to have been involved in the accident.

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Meanwhile, a woman and her 10-year-old child have been hurt in a crash in Reservoir Hills, while on their way to school this morning.  

Two vehicles collided on Mt. Batten Drive near Riddick Avenue, leaving the mother and child with moderate injuries. They have both been taken to hospital.

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