31 people were injured on Tuesday morning, January 11 around 7am after two taxis and a light motor vehicle collided on the N2 Jan Smuts in Athlone.
ER24, Metro EMS and Life Healthcare arrived at 7:20am to find two taxis and a light motor vehicle parked on the side of the road. The passengers from the vehicles were found seated on the roadside, ER24 EMS reports.
Medics assessed the patients and found that a total of 31 people had sustained minor to moderate injuries, and no serious injuries or fatalities were found.
The patients were treated and thereafter transported to nearby hospitals for further care. Several others were transported privately to nearby hospitals, ER24 EMS adds.
The details surrounding this incident are unknown, but local authorities were on the scene for further investigations.
This incident comes after two people were killed and 12 others injured when a taxi rolled on the N1 near Touws River in the Karoo on Saturday, January 8.
Six people were also killed in a crash on the N1 highway near Laingsburg in the Western Cape on New Year’s Day, while five young women died in in a crash on the R60 between Worcester and Roberston in the Boland on December 30.
Motorists are urged to be cautious during this period.
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