Nine people were injured, one critically, when a taxi and bakkie collided on the N12 in Zuurbekom, west of Johannesburg on Monday.
ER24 paramedics, along with several other services arrived on the scene and found the wrecked taxi in the middle of the road while the bakkie had come to a stop on the side of the road. Both vehicles had sustained a large amount of damage in the collision.
Russel Meiring, Er24 spokesperson said, “Local authorities had to close off the road while emergency services inspected the scene. A 29-year-old woman was found lying trapped in the front of the taxi. Paramedics assessed the woman and found that she was in a critical condition.
“Rescue services began to use the jaws-of-life equipment to free the woman from the vehicle. Once freed, paramedics treated the woman and provided her with several advanced life support interventions. Once stable, the critically injured woman was airlifted by a private medical helicopter to a nearby hospital for urgent treatment.”
Meiring added eight other patients were found on the scene with injuries ranging from minor to moderate.
Paramedics treated the patients and thereafter transported them to various hospitals in the area for further treatment.
The exact cause of the collision is not yet known but local authorities were on the scene for further investigations.
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