Benoni taxi crash injures 26

Benoni taxi crash injures 26

Twenty-six people, including young children, were injured when two taxis collided in Benoni on Johannesburg's East Rand on Thursday morning, paramedics said.

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"Paramedics, along with other services, arrived on scene and found the two taxis stationed on the side of the road," said ER24 spokesman Russel Meiring in a statement.


"On assessment, paramedics discovered that 26 people sustained minor injuries. Some of the injured included children aged between 5-13 years old."


The accident happened on Cloverdene Road in Benoni.


Those injured were taken to nearby hospitals.


The cause of the accident is not known.

 

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