An accident
late yesterday on Spine Road in Khayelitsha left one person dead and 17 others injured. This is
after a taxi collided into a bakkie.
ER24
Spokesperson Russel Meiring said when they arrived on scene, they found both
vehicles stationed in the middle of the road.
“On
assessment of the scene, paramedics found that the driver of the bakkie had
already succumbed to his severe injuries. The 17 occupants from the taxi sat
around the wrecked taxi.
Paramedics
immediately began their treatment of the patients, finding their injuries
ranging from minor to moderate.” Meiring added.
He also said
once treated, they were transported to nearby provincial hospitals for further
treatment.
The exact
details of the cause of the accident will remain the subject of a police
investigation.
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