One killed, 16 injured in Shongweni taxi crash
One man died and sixteen others were injured when a taxi driver lost control of the vehicle.
One man was killed and sixteen others injured on Sunday morning (30 August) after a taxi left the M13 and collided with some trees in the Shongweni area.
ER24 paramedics, along with other services, arrived on scene and found the taxi wedged between some trees.
“It is understood that the taxi left the road and crashed through the roadside barrier, rolled down the embankment and come to rest against some trees,” said Russel Meiring, ER24 spokesperson.
On assessment, paramedics found that one passenger, a man in his 20s, had sustained fatal injuries in the collision. Nothing more could be done for the patient and he was declared dead on scene.
Sixteen other patients were found with injuries ranging from minor to moderate. Paramedics treated the patients for their injuries and thereafter transported them to nearby hospitals.
The cause of the collision is not yet known, but local authorities were on scene for further investigation.
