Two people died and 33 others were injured when two taxis and three cars collided at the intersection of Black Reef Road and Grey Avenue, in Dinwiddie, at about 8.28pm on Friday.
The exact details of the cause of the accident and the preceding events will remain a subject for police investigation and comment.
Netcare 911 and ER24 paramedics responded to the scene, as well as members of the Ekurhuleni Emergency Services, from the Wadeville Fire Station.
William Ntladi, the media liaison officer from the Ekurhuleni Emergency Services, told the GCN that one of the taxis landed on its roof and two people had to be extricated from the wreckage using the Jaws of Life.
Chris Botha, the coastal media liaison for Netcare Limited, said: “Netcare 911 paramedics arrived and found accident debris and wreckage scattered over a large area, with some of the people still trapped in the twisted metal.
“After triaging the injured they found that two men had died due to the extensive injuries they had sustained, six people were critically injured and 27 others sustained injuries ranging from serious to minor.
“After all the injured were stabilised on the scene, paramedics airlifted a critically injured female to a specialised facility for further care.
“The remainder of the patients were transported by ambulance to various hospitals for the care that they required.”
