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Taxi overturns near Atlas Road leaving 14 injured
It is understood the driver lost control of the vehicle, causing it to overturn
Fourteen people were injured this morning when a taxi overturned on the N12 near the Atlas Road turn-off.
ER24 paramedics arrived on the scene at about 5.30am and found the taxi lying on its side in the fast lane of the highway. Several passengers from the taxi were standing along the roadside barriers, Russel Meiring of ER24 said.
All 14 patients have sustained only minor injuries.
Paramedics treated the patients and transported them to Sunshine Hospital.
The driver of the taxi was assessed and found to have escaped injury. It is understood he lost control of the vehicle, causing it to overturn.
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