Rentse
Khiba
10
November 2015
A total of eleven people were
injured and one person was killed in a collision that occurred on the corner of
Rivonia and South Road in Johannesburg last night.
ER24 spokesperson, Pieter
Rossouw said the collision involved a light motor vehicle as well as a taxi.
The circumstances of how the
two vehicles collided are unknown, but it resulted in the taxi overturning on
the road.
“When
ER24 paramedics arrived on the scene they found that besides the deceased
patient, all other injuries ranged from minor to moderate.” Rossouw said.
One patient was entrapped in
the taxi and was extricated, treated and transported by ER24 to Helen Joseph
Hospital.
The remaining patients were
transported by other medical services on scene.
The cause of the collision
remains unknown, but local authorities were on scene for further
investigations.