Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Overloading may have caused the accident which injured 21 children

By Lelethu Mquqo
23 February 2011

Overloading may have played a role in this morning’s taxi accident in Johannesburg.

21 children from a school for the mentally handicapped were injured when the taxi crashed into a car.

The children are between the ages of five and 13 years and have been taken to various hospitals.

The accident happened on the N1-highway near Nasrec.

Traffic authorities say the driver allegedly failed to stop at a traffic light.

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