Two dead and six injured in taxi crashes 2km apart

Netcare 911 reported that at 22:56 on Wednesday night Netcare 911 paramedics were called to two separate taxi accident about two kilometres apart on the N3 north of the Roadside stop in Harrismith. Exact detail to both crashes will remain a subject for police investigation.

Paramedics arrived at the first accident about two kilometers out of Harrismith  and found a taxi that was torn apart, no other vehicle was found at the scene. Speculation from the scene indicates that the taxi could have been struck by a truck.

After medics triaged the injured it was found that a two-month-old-baby  and the driver of the taxi tragically died on impact, ten other commuters sustained injuries ranging from serious to minor. The injured were treated at the scene before medics transported them to a Harrismith hospital for further care.

Another ambulance from Netcare 911 and vehicles from the provincial services  went to the second taxi accident about two kilometers from the first one. Reports from the scene indicate that the taxi was traveling from Kokstad  to an unknown destination in the Free State when they slammed into the rear of a truck.

After the patients were examined it was found that 14 people sustained injuries ranging from serious to minor. The injured were treated at the scene before medics transported them to a hospital in Harrismith for the care that they required. Chris Botha –  Media Liaison Officer – Netcare 911.