At 10h44 on Monday morning Netcare 911 paramedics responded to a collision on the R102 near the Inanda Verulam traffic lights.
Reports from the scene indicate that a truck side swiped a taxi then veered off the road and overturned.
The wreckage of the truck came to rest on its side in the centre median, the crumpled remains of the taxi was found on the roadway with some of the injured still trapped.
Firefighters used the Jaws of Life to free the injured while medics worked tirelessly to stabilise the patients.
The two critically injured females were placed on ventilators at the scene; one was then airlifted to a specialised hospital for the care that she required.
The other critically injured female and nine seriously injured people were transported to various hospitals for further care. Sadly, the woman found to be in a critical condition succumbed to her injuries in hospital.
CHINESE PEDESTRIANS SWALLOWED BY SUDDEN SINKHOLEPedestrians & motorcycles fell several metres when a sinkhole suddenly formed on a busy Chinese street earlier this week (Aug 2016) Without warning the ground opens up and a 10m-wide hole forms in the footpath. A child in a pink shirt is seen being pulled away from the edge just in time. Two people were hospitalised after falling in the sinkhole. News,Accidents, Robberies & Incidents https://localsa.co.za/ ...
Posted by News, Accidents, Robberies & Incidents on Saturday, August 27, 2016