Taxi and car collide leaving 11 injured in Cliffdale, KwaZulu-Natal.
11 people were left injured this evening when a taxi collided on the M3 in Cliffdale, KwaZulu-Natal.
When ER24 paramedics, along with other services, arrived on the scene, they found the taxi in the centre medium while the light motor vehicle was found in the emergency lane.
Upon closer inspection, paramedics found several passengers from the taxi walking around the scene. The driver of the light motor vehicle, a woman, was found seated in her vehicle.
Paramedics assessed the patients and found that the woman in the car had sustained serious injuries while 10 from the taxi had sustained minor to moderate injuries.
The woman was extricated from her vehicle, treated and provided with advanced life support interventions. The remaining patients were also treated by various services for their injuries.
Once the patients were treated, they were transported to various Provincial hospitals for further care.
It is believed that a total of 18 people had been in the taxi at the time of the collision. Several passengers fortunately escaped injury.
The cause of the collision is not yet known but local authorities were on scene for further investigations.
Russel Meiring
ER24 Spokesperson
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