Road accidents trending leading up to the weekend
Pre-weekend crashes have been quite common around the city and motorists are cautioned to be extra vigilant while on the roads.
Three people have been injured after a taxi and a car collided at the intersection of Moore Road and Williams Road, Durban around 7.30am today, Rescue Care’s Garrith Jameson reported.
Paramedics arrived on the scene to find that the car had overturned, coming to rest on its wheels.
Two people from the taxi had sustained minor injuries as well as the driver of the car.
At this stage it is unclear what caused the collision however Metro Police were in attendance and will be investigating further.
A driver of a motor vehicle was lucky to escape without injury this morning after the vehicle she was driving somehow lost control and collided into a residential property coming to rest on top of a stationary car.
The accident occurred around 4am at the corner of Fielden Drive and Kennard Road in Glenmore, Durban.
Jameson said paramedics arrived on the scene to find that the vehicle had come through the property fence and came to rest on a stationary vehicle. The driver was checked by paramedics but luckily escaped without injuries.
SAPS were on scene and will be investigating further.
Meanwhile, six people were injured after the taxi they were in collided with a light pole on Berea Road just after Currie Road in Durban around 5pm last night.
Jameson explained, paramedics arrived on the scene to find the taxi had collided with a light pole on the side of the road. Six passengers had sustained injuries and were stabilized on the scene before being transported by Rescue Care to a nearby facility for the further care that they required.
At this stage it is unclear what caused the collision however SAPS were on the scene and will be investigating further.
