Seventeen people were injured in a taxi accident along the M35 near the power station in Isipingo this morning at around 07h00. Reports from the scene indicate that the taxi veered off the roadway, ramped up the pavement and then went down an embankment before colliding into a tree. Exact detail to the cause of the accident and preceding events will remain a subject for police investigation and comment.
Netcare 911 paramedics and other services arrived at the scene and after triaging the injured they found that one person sustained serious injuries while sixteen other escaped with minor injuries. After paramedics treated the injured on scene they transported them to various hospitals in the area for the care that they required.