Ten people injured in multiple-vehicle accident
Two fully laden taxis and a light motor vehicle were involved in a crash involving all three vehicles this morning on Umgeni Road.
NINE people in transit in a taxi and one pedestrian were injured in a multiple-vehicle accident on Umgeni Road, just after 08:00 this morning.
According to ALS Paramedics spokesperson Garrith Jamieson, ALS Paramedics Medical Services arrived on the scene to find total carnage after two taxis and a light motor vehicle had collided before one of the taxis lost control and collided with a pedestrian before coming to rest on its side.
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“Immediately, more ambulances, as well as Advanced Life Support Paramedics, were dispatched to the scene. A total of nine people, who had sustained injuries ranging from moderate to serious, were stabilised on the scene by Advanced Life Support Paramedics before being transported to a nearby Durban hospital for the urgent care that they required,” said Jamieson.
A pedestrian sustained critical injuries and was stabilised on the scene before being rushed through to a nearby Durban hospital.
“At this stage, the events leading up to the accident are unknown, however, SAPS were on the scene and will be investigating further,” said Jamieson.
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