10 killed in horror crash
Updated | By Marius van der Walt
Ten people have been killed in a collision between a taxi and a truck on the Old Middelburg Road (R555) outside of Middelburg, in Mpumalanga.
ER24's Werner Vermaak says the two vehicles collided head-on at around 9pm last night.
"Paramedics from ER24 and local provincial emergency services arrived on the scene where they found the horrific crash. Ten people were found inside the taxi with fatal injuries. A 22-year-old woman was found in the front of the taxi with serious injuries. She was the only survivor in the taxi. Paramedics extricated her from the vehicle and rushed her to Middelburg Provincial Hospital for further care."
Vermaak says the driver of the truck sustained minor injuries. He was treated on the scene and later transported to hospital.
The exact cause of the collision is not yet known.
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