One dead, 14 injured in Malibongwe Drive pileup

The accident involving seven vehicles, including a taxi, took place on Monday morning.


One person has been killed and 14 injured in a multivehicle collision on the corner of Malibongwe and President Fouche drives, Randburg Sun reports.

A horrific scene awaited emergency personnel as they discovered a taxi lying on its roof and six other vehicles involved in the incident scattered at the intersection. Paramedics removed two people they found in the taxi and assessed them.

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The paramedics arrived on the scene at 6.36am.

Of the two individuals, one was a man who had sustained numerous injuries, showing no signs of life, and was unfortunately declared dead.

The second patient was found in a serious condition, and was treated on the scene, along with the other 13 who were injured.

The patient in serious condition was transported to a nearby hospital for further care.

Authorities were on the scene to investigate the crash.

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