Pedestrians hit after taxi rollover
Two pedestrians are in a serious condition after they were hit by a taxi that veered of Berea Road this morning.
TWO pedestrians were knocked earlier this morning when a taxi has lost control and mounted the pavement before overturning and coming to rest on its side on Berea Road before Botanic Gardens Road.
According to Garrith Jamieson director of Rescue Care, paramedics arrived on scene to find the taxi lying on its side off the roadway. “We found that two pedestrians had been knocked over on the sidewalk and had sustained serious injuries. Advanced Life Support Paramedics worked to stabilise the two,” explained Jamieson.
Six passengers in the taxi had sustained minor injuries and were also treated by Rescue Care paramedics. Once all of the injured had been stabilised on the scene they were transported to various Durban hospitals for the further care that they required.
Jamieson said it was unclear what caused the single vehicle to lose control and overturn however SAPS were on scene and will be investigating further.
