5 people were injured when a taxi crashed into a pole on the M1.

Siphelo Bayana

27 January 2016

Five people were injured when a taxi crashed into a pole aon the M1 in Chatsworth, KwaZulu-Natal.

Chitra Bodasing said… “When ER24 paramedics and Fire and Rescue arrived on scene, they found the taxi laying on it’s side next to the pole.

Seven people who were found on the side of the road next to the taxi and walking around on scene were assessed.

One man was found to have sustained serious injuries, one woman was found to have sustained moderate injuries and three men sustained minor injuries.

Fortunately two people were uninjured.

All injured patients were treated and transported to hospital for further medical care.

Authorities were on scene for further investigations.”  

The exact cause of the incident is unknown.