Three critical among the injured in a multi-vehicle collision
The eight-year-old girl and her father were also found in a critical condition and were treated with advanced life support interventions.
An eight-year-old girl is one of three passengers to have suffered critical injuries in a collision between a truck, a taxi, and a light motor vehicle at the intersection of the R82 and R557 in Walkerville on January 26.
Approximately 12 people were reportedly injured. Multiple services were on scene.
ER24 paramedics arrived on scene at 1.30pm with the fire department, provincial and other private emergency medical services.
Most of the passengers from the taxi had been ejected or had self-extricated.
An adult woman was found entrapped and in a critical condition. She was treated with advanced life support interventions before the fire department extracted her from the vehicle. She was transported to Sebokeng Hospital for further care.
The eight-year-old girl and her father were also found in a critical condition and were treated with advanced life support interventions.
Her 13-year-old brother was found with moderate injuries and all three were transported to Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital for further treatment.
Other EMS services on the scene treated and transported a number of other passengers from the taxi as well as from the light motor vehicle involved.
The driver of the truck escaped injury. JMPD were also on the scene for further investigations.
