LISTEN: Paramedics describe serious taxi accident in Hillcrest
If you found yourself stuck in traffic in Hillcrest on Thursday afternoon it might well have been due to the collision between a taxi and a bakkie which left 14 people injured.
RESCUE workers were still cleaning up the scene of a taxi accident, which took place earlier this afternoon (Thursday, 4 June) near a major car dealership, as commuters made their way home after work.
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Garrith Jamieson, spokesperson for Rescue Care, reported from the scene in a voice note just before 3.30pm.
Jamieson said paramedics had been called to the scene soon after 2.30pm and arrived to find a taxi and a bakkie had collided in a T-bone format.
14 Injured
A total of 14 people have sustained various injuries and were stabalised on the scene before being transported to hospitals for the further care they require,” said Jamieson adding that the number of injured required many ambulances and other services had also assisted at the scene.
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“Events leading up to the accident will be investigated by SAPS who were on the scene,” said Jamieson.
As the lockdown restrictions have slowly been lifted, more vehicles are on the road and there has been a serious increase in accidents in the past few weeks according to accident reports sent to the Highway Mail.
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