SIX PEOPLE WERE KILLED, SEVEN CRITICALLY INJURED IN HEAD-ON TAXI COLLISION
Posted on: 04/08/2017

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SIX PEOPLE WERE KILLED, SEVEN CRITICALLY INJURED IN HEAD-ON TAXI COLLISION
ER24 Paramedics | Kwa-Zulu Natal | NARI

4 Aug 2017, Dalton, Kwa-Zulu Natal: Six people, including school children, were killed and seven others sustained critical injuries when two taxis collided head on with each other on the P158 near Dalton, KwaZulu Natal this evening.

Shortly after 4pm, paramedics from ER24 and other services arrived on the scene where they found one of the taxis well alight.

Another taxi was found ripped apart. Several of the occupants were ejected during the crash.



Seven people were found in a critical condition. One of them, a school child, was a placed on life support.

Seven others sustained various serious injuries which included several fractures.

Paramedics from various services worked tirelessly to treat and stabilise the injured patients before rushing them off to various hospitals in the area.

A total of 14 people were transported from the scene.

The exact circumstances surrounding the collision is not yet known. Local authorities attended the scene and will conduct an investigation.



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