NEWSFLASH: Mabopane highway scene of several crashes
The latest accident happened around 12:00 when a taxi overturned and left six people seriously injured.
About 12 people were injured in multiple accidents that happened on the Mabopane highway on Monday.
The latest accident happened around 12:00 when a taxi overturned and left six people seriously injured.
Ambu-Link emergency services spokesperson Xander Loubser said the taxi went through the barriers and plunged down a steep slope.
“On arrival of emergency personnel the patients were found scatted all over the scene,” he said.
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Two of the five were critical and were treated on the scene.
“One had a fractured left leg, while another fractured her lower right leg and sustained head injuries. She was airlifted to hospital by Halo 1,” Loubser said.
The other five, including the driver, were transported by ambulance to hospital.
In a collision that involved three vehicles, three people suffered slight injuries on the Mabopane highway around 7:00, Loubser said.
And around 10:00, there was a truck accident on the highway just before the N4, he said.
“Three people suffered injuries and were taken to the nearest hospital,” Loubser said.
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