Young school children ‘disappear’ from taxi accident scene
It is believed the taxi's licence disk was a copy
About 15 young children transported in a taxi involved in an accident this morning were gathered by the taxi driver and removed from the scene.
This all apparently happened before the metro police got to the accident scene on Pomona Road near the Dann Road intersection.
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The taxi collided with the Chevrolet Spark of Cherise Calitz (22), who were on her way to work with her friend Chandre Pohl. They were not injured in the collision.
“We were on our way to work on Great North Road and the light was green for us to turn right into Pomona Road. The taxi came from Dann Road’s side, jumped the red light and hit us on the passenger door’s side,” explained Calitz on the scene.
“The taxi driver got out of the vehicle, gathered the children together, and when we looked again, the children had disappeared from the accident scene. We don’t know where he took them. The children were gone by the time the metro police arrived,” said Pohl.
It is believed the taxi licence disk was a copy. This could not be confirmed at the time of publishing.
Kempton Express have approached the metro police for comment, which will be published as soon as it has been received.
