Oscar Thomas
07 December 2014
Fourteen people were injured when a fully laden taxi crashed down an embankment on Belvedere road in Tongaat.
07 December 2014
Fourteen people were injured when a fully laden taxi crashed down an embankment on Belvedere road in Tongaat.
ER24 Spokesperson Werner
Vermaak said when paramedics arrived on the scene they found that the taxi
overturned several times down the embankment ejecting majority of its
occupants.
Vermaak said the taxi was
partially torn open on the one side.
Vermaak said a man was found
near the taxi with fatal injuries.
Vermaak said another person
was found with critical injuries and later airlifted to Albert Luthuli Hospital
for further care.
Vermaak said Paramedics
treated 13 others for several injuries ranging from moderate to severe.
“The exact cause of the
incident is not yet known and subject to a police investigation Vermaak added.
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