Four killed, eight critical after taxi rollover in Vosloorus
Two critically injured children were airlifted from the scene
Four people were killed and eight others critically injured after a taxi overturned on the R103 near Diana Street in Vosloorus in Boksburg on Saturday morning.
Shortly after 11am paramedics from numerous services arrived on the scene where they found occupants of a taxi scattered across the road. It is understood they were ejected when the driver of the taxi allegedly lost control over the vehicle and it overturned multiple times, Werner Vermaak of ER24 said.
Eight people, including two children believed to be eight and nine years old, were critically injured. ER24’s Medical Helicopter, along with another medical helicopter, were called to airlift the two injured children from the scene.
The majority of the critically injured patients sustained severe fractures and suspected head injuries.
It is understood that at least 18 people were in the taxi at the time of the accident, Vermaak said. ER24 along with various services transported the injured to local hospitals.
