Disabled Hurt in Truck Smash

At least 12 disabled children were injured when their minibus they were travelling in allegedly collided with the side of a fuel tanker in benoni this morning.

When paramedics arrived on the scene, they found children scattered from the overturned minibus. It is believed that one of the kids were entrapped underneath the minibus after it overturned and bystanders lifted the vehicle to pull the child to safety.

The exact cause of the accident is not yet known. It is understood that the vehicle lost control after colliding with the fuel tanker and overturned several times.

Four children were seriously injured and is in a critical condition. Most of the children were rushed off to the LIfe Glynnwood Hospital where they will be treated for their injuries. The remaining number of children were taken to nearby hospitals.

The principle of the school attended the scene and were busy alerting the family members of the accident.

No one was injured in the 18-wheeler fuel tanker and the intersection was closed off for traffic during the rescue.