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Six people injured after car T-bones taxi

One female patient was seriously injured and needed advanced life support

SIX people have been injured, one seriously, after a vehicle T-boned a taxi on Friday moning.

ER24 paramedics attended to the scene of the accident, which happened at the Liverpool and Bolton Road intersection in Benoni.

According to ER24 Spokesperson Russel Meiring their paramedics, along with another emergency service, arrived on the scene and found the taxi lying on its side in the middle of the road.

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The other car, a light motor vehicle, had come to a stop on the side of the road.

“On inspection, paramedics found that one occupant from the light motor vehicle and five from the taxi had been injured in the collision. One patient from the taxi, a woman, had sustained serious injuries,” Meiring explained.

Paramedics treated the patients and provided the seriously injured woman with advanced life support interventions.

All the patients were transported to Sunshine Hospital for further treatment.

“The cause of the collision is not yet known but local authorities were on scene for further investigations.”

THE cause of the collision is not yet known but further investigations will be conducted. Photograph: ER24
THE cause of the collision is not yet known but further investigations will be conducted. Photograph: ER24

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Nolwazi Dhlamini

Senior Journalist at Caxton Community Newspapers (2014 – 2017) and Features Writer at Caxton Magazines (2017 – 2020)
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