According to William Ntladi of the Ekurhuleni Eemergency Services, the accident happened on Pretoria road off ramp, N12 west bound in Boksburg.
“Ekurhuleni Disaster and Emergency Management Services` rescue team from Boksburg immediately responded out to the scene after receiving the call at about 10.20pm stating that passengers were still trapped inside the vehicle,” said Ntladi.
“On arrival, it was found that the driver of the minibus and two of the passengers were still trapped inside the taxi wreck and all having sustained Poly Trauma. Pre-hospital medical treatment was initiated to all three and unfortunately all were declared dead on scene.
“Rescue team had to use specialised rescue tools to free the dead from the wreckage.”
He said it is alleged that the minibus was travelling at a very high speed when approaching the off-ramp when crashing into the broken down ‘stationary’ truck in the middle of the road.
The road was temporarily closed for traffic till all necessary accident scene management were conducted.
The scene was handed over to Ekurhuleni Metro Traffic Officers for further investigations.
EMERGENCY NUMBERS:
10177: National Toll Free Number
112: Cellphone
011 458 0911: Life Threatening Ekurhuleni Emergency Line
