25 people left injured in a taxi accident in Somerset West
Mluleki Mrwebi
30 August 2013
A taxi accident late on Thursday evening left approximately 25 people injured.
A taxi accident late on Thursday evening left approximately 25 people injured.
It is believed that two taxis
collided into each on the R300 at Hindle
Road
It is not exactly clear what caused
the accident, however a bystander said one of the taxis was stationery when the
other collided with him. Police are
investigating the accident.
ER24 Spokesperson Werner Vermaak
said when paramedics arrived the fire services were already busy trying to
extricate one man that was trapped in the wreckage and one lady was in very
critical condition.
Vermaak added that an eyewitness
stated that one taxi crashed on a stationery vehicle and the injured were treated
at the scene before being transported to nearby hospitals.
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