One man has been killed and sixteen others injured this morning after a taxi left the M13 and collided with some tress in the Shongweni area, KwaZulu Natal.
ER24 paramedics, along with other services, arrived on scene and found the taxi wedged up against some trees. It is understood that the taxi had left the road and crashed through the roadside barrier, rolled down the embankment and come to rest against some trees.
On assessment, paramedics found that one passenger, a man in his 20’s, had sustained fatal injuries in the collision. Unfortunately nothing more could be done for the patient and he was declared dead on scene.
Sixteen other patients were found on scene with injuries ranging from minor to moderate.
Paramedics treated the patients for their injuries and thereafter transported them to nearby hospitals for further medical care.
The cause of the collision is not yet known but local authorities were on scene for further investigations.
Russel Meiring
ER24 Spokesperson
