One dead in Houghton taxi crash
One person has died and 17 others were injured when two vehicles collided in Houghton.
Netcare 911 spokesperson Nick Dollman says the deceased was a passenger in a minibus taxi.
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"A minibus taxi and car collided and the minibus taxi overturned. Tragically one person who was a passenger in the minibus taxi died."
Dollman says paramedics are on scene to attend to the injured.
Motorists are advised to expect delays.
@TrafficRTMC . Cnr of 11th ave and central Houghton. Emergency services arrived on scene. pic.twitter.com/4CbhfjldJI
— Peter Mrakes (@manthodi2) September 28, 2017
《JHB》 Taxi crash in Houghton 11th & Central. One fatality & multiple others injured. @EWNTraffic @_ArriveAlive pic.twitter.com/DYSyzblsrj
— EMER-G-MED (@EMER_G_MED) September 28, 2017
Accident just happened near Houghton between a taxi and a motor car. Some taxi passengers are trapped inside the car @eNCA @MorningLiveSABC pic.twitter.com/W2pgSK2u8i
— Sibusiso Nduna (@Sbu123) September 28, 2017