Nine people injured in a Taxi Crash on the M1 Higginson Highway over the N2

28 May 2018 | From Arrive Alive


Nine people including four children have been injured after a Taxi and a light motor vehicle was involved in a Head on collision on the M1 Higginson Highway over the N2 this morning.

Rescue Care Paramedics arrived on the scene just after 07:30 to find the two badly damaged vehicles in the roadway. A total of nine people had sustained various injuries and immediately more ambulances were dispatched to assist. Once all the injured had been stabilized on the scene they were transported to various Durban Hospitals for the further care that they required.

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

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