Photos: One trapped, at least 10 injured when taxi crashes through wall

Two serious accidents caused chaos for commuters earlier this morning (29 November).

At about 8.15am emergency services and Metro Police were called to Doreen Road where a taxi’s brakes allegedly failed, causing it to crash through a residential wall. The taxi was travelling from the direction of CR Swart Road towards Hendrik Potgieter Road. According to ER24 10 children have been left injured.

ER24 paramedics, along with Fire Services, arrived on the scene and found the taxi lying on its side in the left lane of the road.Upon inspection, paramedics found that the occupants had already climbed out of the vehicle and were now seated on the pavement.

The driver of the taxi was found lying trapped inside the taxi, believed to have sustained moderate injuries. The occupants from the taxi were found to be children with special needs, believed to be aged between 6 and 17.

Paramedics assessed the patients and found that the children had sustained minor to moderate injuries.Rescue services had to use the jaws-of-life equipment to free the driver from the vehicle, before he could be treated. Once freed, paramedics found that the driver was in a serious condition.

Paramedics treated the patients and provided the driver with advanced life support interventions. Once treated, all the patients were transported to Laratong Provincial hospital for further treatment.

Earlier this morning a vehicle rolled on the N1 northbound between the 14th Avenue offramp and the Gordon Road offramp. The male driver was lucky to come off unscathed. Two lanes of the highway had to be closed, causing major delays.

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