A Taxi and truck collided leaving eleven injured on the R82 in Kibler Park

Eleven people were left injured this morning, two of them critically, when a taxi crashed into a truck on the R82 in Kibler Park.

ER24 paramedics, along with other services, arrived on the scene at 07h35 to find the truck and taxi in the middle of the road. Several people were found lying or walking around on the scene.

Paramedics assessed the patients and found that two were in a critical condition while nine others had sustained injuries ranging from minor to moderate. Fortunately, no fatalities were found at the scene.

The patients were treated and the critically injured provided with advanced life support interventions. Once treated, one of the critically injured patients was airlifted by the ER24 Oneplan Helicopter to a nearby hospital. The remaining patients were transported by ambulance to nearby hospitals.

Local authorities were on the scene for further investigations.