Approximately twelve people have been injured in a horrific taxi crash on the M1 Higginson Highway over the N2 Freeway just before 10 am this morning.
Rescue Care Paramedics arrived on the scene to find that a taxi and a car had collided before the taxi overturned coming to rest on its side. Three people were found entrapped in the taxi and Advanced Life Support Paramedics together with Fire Department worked to stabilise them in the vehicle before carefully extricating them. Multiple ambulances were used to transport the injuries. Most patients had sustained serious injuries as result of the crash. Once all the injured had been stabilised on the scene they were transported to various Durban Hospitals for the further care that they required.
AT this stage the events leading up to the collision are unknown however SAPS were on the scene and will be investigating further.
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