Approximately eighteen schoolchildren were injured in a serious taxi accident on the N3 before the Mariannhill Toll Plaza just before 7am on Monday morning.
ALS Paramedics Medical Services arrived on the scene to find total carnage after a single taxi transporting schoolchildren had lost control and overturned, coming to rest on its roof. Paramedics quickly set up a triage area and called for additional ambulances as well as Advanced Life Support paramedics to assist with the multiple casualties.
According to Garrith Jamieson of ALS Paramedics, the scene was chaotic, with several injured children scattered along the roadway.
“Paramedics found that approximately eighteen schoolchildren had sustained injuries ranging from moderate to severe. They were stabilised on the scene before being transported to various Durban hospitals for further treatment,” said Jamieson.
At the time, the circumstances leading up to the accident were unknown. SAPS attended the scene and launched an investigation into the cause of the crash.
