14 injured in accident between taxi, car on Pretoria Road
The driver of the vehicle also sustained serious injuries
Fourteen people sustained injuries ranging from moderate to serious when a taxi and a vehicle collided on Pretoria Road near JJ Maritz at 8pm on Friday night.
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Ineke van Huyssteen, spokesperson for ER24, said when ER24 paramedics arrived on the scene just after 8pm, they found a number of patients lying scattered across the road.
It is believed that after the taxi rolled, some of the patients were ejected while others were pulled from the taxi.
The driver of the vehicle also sustained serious injuries. Metro services closed the road in both directions.
ER24 and various other medical services on scene transported the patients to hospital for further medical care.
