{"id":9614,"date":"2018-06-08T22:15:06","date_gmt":"2018-06-08T20:15:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/accidents\/approximately-18-injured-after-taxi-and-truck-collide-on-delfos-road-in-vanderbijlpark\/"},"modified":"2018-06-08T22:15:12","modified_gmt":"2018-06-08T20:15:12","slug":"approximately-18-injured-after-taxi-and-truck-collide-on-delfos-road-in-vanderbijlpark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/accidents\/approximately-18-injured-after-taxi-and-truck-collide-on-delfos-road-in-vanderbijlpark\/","title":{"rendered":"Approximately 18 injured after taxi and truck collide on Delfos road in Vanderbijlpark"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p>Three people sustained moderate injuries and approximately 15 more sustained minor injuries after a taxi and a truck collided on Delfos road in Vanderbijlpark this afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>ER24 paramedics arrived at the scene around 14h20 and found most of the patients were children all believed to be between the ages of 6 to 10 years old. They were all passengers of the taxi.<\/p>\n<p>A girl, believed to be 11-years-old, sustained moderate injuries. She was transported to a nearby hospital for further medical care.<\/p>\n<p>Two adult males also sustained moderate injuries and they were treated and transported to hospitals in the area for further treatment.<\/p>\n<p>The details surrounding this incident are not yet known but local authorities were on the scene for further investigations.<\/p>\n<p>Annine Siddall<br \/>\nER24 Spokesperson<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"nl\">Approximately 18 injured after taxi and truck collide on Delfos road in Vanderbijlpark <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xBWJM7VtWB\">https:\/\/t.co\/xBWJM7VtWB<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ArriveAlive?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#ArriveAlive<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ER24EMS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@ER24EMS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eTerJl939k\">pic.twitter.com\/eTerJl939k<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Arrive Alive (@_ArriveAlive) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_ArriveAlive\/status\/1005148237911805954?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 8, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arrivealive.co.za\/news.aspx?s=4&#038;i=34803&#038;page=Approximately-18-injured-after-taxi-and-truck-collide-on-Delfos-road-in-Vanderbijlpark\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more on Arrive Alive <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/arrive-alive.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4522\" src=\"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/arrive-alive.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" title=\"\"><\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>South Africa Today &#8211; Accidents<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three people sustained moderate injuries and approximately 15 more sustained minor injuries after a taxi and a truck collided on Delfos road in Vanderbijlpark this afternoon. ER24 paramedics arrived at the scene around 14h20 and found most of the patients were children all believed to be between the ages of 6 to 10 years old. 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