Wednesday, November 27, 2013

A taxi accident leaves six people dead

Lusanda Bill
27 November 2013

An accident which occurred this morning on the N14 towards Krugersdorp claimed the lives of six people and six were injured.

It is believed the taxi they were traveling in overturned several times and veered off the road. 

Netcare 911 Spokesperson Santi Steinmann said upon the arrival on scene they found that a minibus overturned resulting in six people tragically losing their lives, one person sustaining critical injuries and five people sustaining serious injuries. 

Steinmann added that the critically injured person was airlifted to hospital and the five other people were treated on scene and then rushed to hospital for further treatment.

The exact details to the cause of the accident and preceding events will remain the subject of a police investigation. 

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