Two taxis collided head on, on Bonteheuwel road this morning, leaving 9 people injured.
When ER24 paramedics arrived at the scene, the Life LSU paramedic informed then that there were 9 patients in total, and that 2 were still entrapped in their vehicles. They immediately worked together to assess all of the patients injuries, and they began stabilising the entrapped drivers.
It is not clear at why the vehicles collided in Bonteheuwel this morning, but both of the drivers of the taxis were trapped in their seats as most of the impact had been on their sides. Metro Rescue Services arrived on the scene and quickly began cutting the men out of the wrecks using the Jaws of Life.
Seven other commuters had been injured, and had fortunately only sustained minor injuries. All 9 of the occupants of the two taxis were taken to hospital by ambulance for further medical care.
Vanessa Jackson
ER24