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Taxis collide head-on – driver killed
The Jaws of Life had to be used to free and recover the trapped driver
One person was killed and four others injured after a head-on collision between two taxis on Glen Norton Road in Benoni just after 6am this morning.
According to William Ntladi, spokesman for Ekurhuleni Emergency Services, the driver of one of the taxis was declared dead at the scene while four others sustained serious injuries, including the driver of the other taxi.
The injured were transported to Tembisa Hospital and Sunshine Hospital respectively for further medical care.
The Jaws of Life had to be used to free and recover the trapped driver behind the steering wheel.
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