Four school children were killed and 18 others injured when a passenger
bus and taxi collided at Ntuzuma, near KwaMashu, South Africa on Wednesday morning.
Details:
Emergency services arrived at
the scene and were faced with absolute carnage. On impact, the side of
the taxi was ripped off and debris was found over a large area . The
crumpled remains of the taxi had come to rest on the sidewalk about
fifty metres from the Bus.
According to reports, it was found that four children tragically
died on impact, a fifteen-year-old –boy had sustained life-threatening
injuries , seven people were seriously injured while ten escaped with
minor injuries.
A critically injured patient was placed on a ventilator and after he
was immobilised they airlifted him to a specialised hospital for the
care that he required. The other patients were treated by various
services at the scene before they transported them to hospitals and
clinics for treatments.