29 July 2014
An accident
this morning on Tokai Road in the Western Cape has left seven people
injured.
ER24
Spokesperson Russel Meiring When ER24 paramedics arrived on scene, they found
the taxi and truck stationed in the middle of the road.
He explained
that one of the injured, a woman in her 40s, was trapped inside the taxi and
the seven other occupants of the taxi sustained injuries ranging from minor to
moderate.
“Provincial services used jaws-of-life equipment to free the patient in a 30-minute rescue.
He explained
that once the patient was freed, all the patients were treated for their
injuries and transported to a nearby hospital for further treatment.” Meiring
added.
This is after a
taxi collided with a truck. The exact
details of the cause of the accident will remain the subject of a police
investigation.
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