Approximately eighteen school children were injured in a serious taxi accident on the N3 before Mariannhill Toll Plaza just before 7 am on Monday.
ALS Paramedics Medical Services arrived on the scene to find total carnage after a single taxi transporting school children had lost control and overturned, coming to rest on its roof. Paramedics quickly set up a triage system and immediately called for more ambulances as well as Advanced Life Support Paramedics to assist with the multiple casualties on the scene.
A total of approximately eighteen children sustained injuries ranging from moderate to severe and were stabilised on the scene before being transported to various Durban Hospitals for further treatment that 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.