15 hurt in taxi accident

15 January 2010 - 02:00
By unknown

FIFTEEN people were injured in a taxi accident in KwaMashu, Durban, yesterday morning, KwaZulu-Natal paramedics said.

FIFTEEN people were injured in a taxi accident in KwaMashu, Durban, yesterday morning, KwaZulu-Natal paramedics said.

"The driver lost control (of the vehicle) while negotiating a bend. The minibus taxi ploughed into the roadside and flipped on to its side," said Netcare 911's Jeff Wicks.

Wicks said paramedics found the injured people scattered on the road.

The injured were stabilised before they were taken to hospitals. - Sapa