[Illovo, KZN – 04 September 2012 at 10h00]
Two people have been killed, three others have sustained serious injuries and eleven people have sustained minor to moderate injuries after the taxi they were traveling in overturned on the Mduzulu Road off the R603 in illovo and into bush on the side of the road this morning.
ER24 from Durban south and EMRS arrived on the scene and found the taxi off to the side of the road, lying on its side with commuters strewn across the gravel road. Paramedics assessed the patients and found that two woman had already succumbed to their injuries and were declared deceased on scene.
Three people had sustained serious neck and back injuries and needed specialised boards to protect there neck and backs from further injury. Eleven others had sustained minor cuts and abrasions. Patients were stabilised on scene and transported to a nearby hospital for further medical care.
It is believed that the driver lost control on the gravel road due to some sort of mechanical failure.
Taken by ER24 EMS (Pty) Ltd. http://www.flickr.com/photos/48124311@N04/7928555832
Derrick Banks, ER24
