18 Injured in Taxi Smash
18 people including a 4 year old girl sustained multiple injuries after a taxi and a Opel Corsa collided on the corners of Jan Smuts and Hillcrest Streets.
When paramedics arrived on the scene, they found a taxi that pushed an Opel across the intersection into the controlling box of the traffic lights. Patients were lying scattered on the
pavement and numerous bystanders assisted with first aid.
Paramedics from ER24, Netcare and Provincial Services joined forces, to quickly stabilize and rapidly transport the patients to various hospitals.
ER24 cared for a mother and a 4 year old girl that was in the taxi at the time of the crash. The girl sustained a possible fracture to her leg.
The female driver of the Corsa was also transported to the Sandton MediClinic for further treatment. She sustained possible injuries to her arm and back.
The patients were transported to the Sandton MediClinic and Helen Joseph Hospitals. JMPD attended the scene.
The driver of the taxi was not injured in the crash. The exact cause of the incident is not known.
When paramedics arrived on the scene, they found a taxi that pushed an Opel across the intersection into the controlling box of the traffic lights. Patients were lying scattered on the
pavement and numerous bystanders assisted with first aid.Paramedics from ER24, Netcare and Provincial Services joined forces, to quickly stabilize and rapidly transport the patients to various hospitals.
ER24 cared for a mother and a 4 year old girl that was in the taxi at the time of the crash. The girl sustained a possible fracture to her leg.
The female driver of the Corsa was also transported to the Sandton MediClinic for further treatment. She sustained possible injuries to her arm and back.
The patients were transported to the Sandton MediClinic and Helen Joseph Hospitals. JMPD attended the scene.
The driver of the taxi was not injured in the crash. The exact cause of the incident is not known.
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