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15 injured in Hammarsdale taxi crash
The injuries of the patients ranged from minor to serious.
FIFTEEN people were injured when a taxi rolled on the N3 near the Mpumalanga (Hammarsdale) off-ramp this morning.
According to ER24’s Russel Meiring, paramedics and other services were dispatched to the scene and, upon arrival just before 9am, noted passengers were found lying outside the vehicle with minor to serious injuries.
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“The patients were treated and the seriously injured were provided pain-relief medication before they were transported to various hospitals,” said Meiring.
Local SAPS will investigate the accident.
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