Watch: Seven injured in M4 taxi crash

Both vehicles were travelling on the M4 when a taxi allegedly overtook another car and moved into the next lane.

January 16, 2026

Andile Sithole 1 minute read

The wreckage of a taxi after crashing on the freeway — A taxi and another vehicle collided on the M4 Freeway. Photo: Supplied/PT Alarms

SEVERAL people have sustained injuries after a taxi and another vehicle collided head-on on the M4 near Quality Street.

According to the spokesperson for PT Alarms, Dhevan Govindasamy, the vehicles collided on the M4 Freeway Southbound when a taxi allegedly overtook another car, moved into the next lane and crashed into a second vehicle.

Also read: Hospital board targets improvements at Wentworth Hospital

“A taxi and the second vehicle then crashed into barriers and came to rest down on Lansdowne Road. Seven people have sustained injuries and are being treated by the paramedics.

“The accident is affecting both southbound and northbound traffic,” said Govindasamy.

This is a developing story, and further updates will follow as more information becomes available.

For more Southlands Sun news, follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. You can also check out our videos on our YouTube channel or follow us on TikTok.

At Caxton, we employ humans to generate daily fresh news, not AI intervention. Happy reading!

January 16, 2026

Andile Sithole 1 minute read

Andile Sithole

He has been covering a variety of news beats for over 10 years. As a journalist working for community newspapers, he has covered politics, court reporting, municipal stories, crime, and news features over the years. Andile is also a multimedia journalist for Southlands Sun. He started his career in journalism as a freelance reporter in 2005 while studying Communication Science at UNISA. Prior to joining Caxton Newspapers, he worked for both community and commercial newspapers in Durban, where he won the Journalist of the Year Award in 2020 and 2021.