Multiple people injured in early morning taxi crash
Paramedics responded to the scene of a taxi accident this morning after a taxi collided with a light motor vehicle. Ten people were injured.
TEN people were injured in an early morning accident when a taxi and a light motor vehicle collided on Old Fort Road in the Durban CBD just after 07:30 this morning.
According to ALS Paramedics spokesperson Garrith Jamieson, paramedics arrived on the scene to find that the two vehicles had collided in the junction. “A quick triage was done, and it was found that 10 occupants from both vehicles have sustained injuries ranging from minor to moderate,” said Jamieson.
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Additional ALS Paramedics ambulances were dispatched to the scene to assist.
“Once all ten patients had been stabilised on the scene, they were transported to various Durban hospitals for the further care that they required,” said the spokesperson.
Jamieson said that at this stage, the events leading up to the collision are unknown, however, SAPS and metro police were in attendance and will be investigating further.
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