FIFTEEN to 20 schoolchildren have sustained various injuries after a taxi accident on the M19 just before 07:00 on Friday morning. ALS Paramedics Medical Services spokesperson Garrith Jamieson reported they attended to the incident. 

“We arrived on the scene to find that a single taxi carrying school children had lost control and overturned multiple times, coming to rest on the centre island. Immediately, more ambulances and Advanced Life Support Paramedics were dispatched to the scene to assist,” said Jamieson. 

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He said the children who sustained various injuries, ranging from moderate to serious, were stabilised on the scene before being transported to several Durban hospitals for the further treatment they required. 

“At this stage, the events leading up to the accident are unknown, however, SAPS were on the scene and will be investigating further.”