Sixteen people were injured in a serious taxi collision on the Shongweni Main road towards Hammersdale

13 June 2024 | From Arrive Alive


Just after 7am this morning ALS Paramedics responded to a serious taxi collision on the Shongweni Main road towards Hammersdale.

Paramedics arrived on the scene to find a multiple casualty scene after a fully laden taxi had somehow lost control and rolled numerous times coming to rest on its roof. Immediately more Ambulances were dispatched to assist.

Together with the Ethekweni Fire Department a triage was done and it was found that sixteen people had sustained various injuries ranging from moderate to serious.

Multiple Ambulance services worked together to stabilize all of the injured on the scene before transporting all of the injured to various Durban Hospitals for the further care that they required.

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

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