WATCH: Cash van ploughs into street vendors in Durban
A cash-in-transit vehicle ploughed into a group of street vendors, leaving eight people injured on Joseph Nduli Street in Durban.
While it's not clear what caused the crash, reports from the scene are that the cash van came under attack by robbers in the vicinity of the Victoria Street Market.
The vehicle collided with a minibus taxi before it veered off the road and onto the pavement.
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Garrith Jamieson, who's with ALS Paramedics, says various emergency teams treat injured vendors.
He says Joseph Nduli, formerly Russell Street, is a no-go zone.
"The is an active crime scene. Paramedics are treating nine patients on the scene and will be transported to Durban hospitals with injuries ranging from moderate to serious."
One person has died in a horrific accident on corner of Bertha Mkhize and Joseph Ntuli. It alleged that a CIT vehicle crashed into some street vendors after an apparent robbery @ECR_Newswatch pic.twitter.com/pIpfNISfcd
— Lauren_Beukes39 (@LBeukes39) August 22, 2023
