KwaZulu Natal (Redcliffe): Fifteen (15) people, including two minor children, were injured in a head-on collision on Oakford Road in Redcliffe – KZN on Friday.
A passerby contacted Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) at approximately 12:38 requesting assistance at the scene. Reaction Officers and RUSA Paramedics were immediately dispatched and, on arrival, established that a two-week-old baby and a one-month-old child were among the fifteen injured.
A white Toyota Hiace mini bus and a blue Chevrolet Aveo with extensive front-end damages were located on the scene. The injured were stabilised before being expedited to the hospital.
Residents seemed sad and praying for the family to recover well. One of the residents said, “I’m no longer complaining about taxi drivers’ behaviour because taxi commuters support them, saying they arrive faster at their destination, not concerning safety measures until accidents happen and they are involved.”
As per the reports, Emergency services have reported multiple accidents and injuries on wet and flooded roads in KwaZulu Natal on Friday.
KwaZulu-Natal paramedics had their hands full on Wednesday, having to attend to multiple accidents along major and secondary roads as heavy rains again battered the province, which is still reeling from flooding over the past week.
Moreover, M7 roads are also closed from both directions in KZN because multiple accidents have occurred there.
Yesterday in Limpopo, there was a bus crash that occurred in KZN, and as per the reports, the whole family lost their lives. Police are trying to identify them as there is no one left on that bus from their family.
South African residents paid tribute to the people who died in a bus accident in Limpopo.
The incident, which occurred on the R71 road near Magoebaskloof, claimed the lives of five ANC supporters travelling from Botlokwa to attend the party’s 112th-anniversary celebration in Mpumalanga.