17 hurt in KZN bakkie, taxi crash

Seventeen people were injured when a minibus taxi and a bakkie collided at an intersection in Hillcrest.

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Durban – Seventeen people were injured on Friday afternoon when a minibus taxi and a bakkie collided at the Ridge and Springside roads intersection in Hillcrest, KwaZulu-Natal, paramedics said.

ER24 paramedics received the call shortly after 4pm, spokesman Russel Meiring said. On arrival, paramedics found a bakkie and a taxi “lying down a small embankment”.

“On assessment, paramedics found that 17 people had been injured in the collision, their injuries ranging from minor to moderate. The passenger of the bakkie was found lying trapped inside his vehicle, only sustaining moderate injuries.”

Rescue services had to use the jaws-of-life equipment to free the man from the vehicle.

Paramedics treated all the patients and transported them to the RK Khan and St Mary’s hospitals for further treatment.

“It is understood that the taxi turned in front of the bakkie, causing both vehicles to crash down the embankment,” Meiring said.

African News Agency

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