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LISTEN: 20 injured in M1 collision before Old Richmond Road

Of the 20 people who were injured, 12 children were on their way to school.

TWENTY people were injured when a taxi and a light motor vehicle collided on the M1 just before Old Richmond Road in Mariannhill, this morning.

Garrith Jamieson, spokesman for Rescue Care Paramedics said the taxi rolled down the embankment after the collision and of the 20 people who were injured, 12 were children travelling to school.

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“The injured have been treated and are all on route to hospital. The scene is still active and the roads are still closed,” said Jamieson.

The light motor vehicle which collided with a taxi before the taxi rolled down an embankment on the M1 before Old Richmond Road. PHOTO: Rescue Care Paramedics.

LISTEN: Garrith Jamieson speaks from the accident scene.

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