Taxi collides with a tree on De Wiekus Road following accident

Multiple injured patients were treated at an accident scene following a collision on Wednesday on the corner of De Wiekus Road and Klapper Avenue just after 7am.

February 25, 2021

Heleen Rossouw Less than a minute

Three patients were transported to hospital with minor injuries following a collision involving a taxi and Ford Figo in De Wiekus Road on Wednesday morning. Photo: Emer-G-Med.

A taxi was lodged head-on into a tree next to the road in the aftermath of the accident, while a black Ford Figo caused minor traffic disruptions in De Wiekus Road in the direction of Edleen from Van Riebeeck Park.

Minor injuries were recorded, according to Emer-G-Med intermediate life support tactical responder Wian Vrey.

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“Three patients in total were transported to the hospital by multiple emergency services after being treated for minor injuries on scene.

There was no entrapment in the taxi as reports of the scene suggested. The events that led to the accident has not yet been confirmed,” Vrey told Express.