Authorities are investigating the cause of Thursday’s accident in Melkbosstrand, which left nine people injured.
According to ER24 spokesperson, Russel Meiring, when ER24, Metro EMS and the Western Cape Fire Services arrived on the scene around 7 am they found a taxi and a light motor vehicle at the bottom of an embankment.
Meiring said, four people were seen lying next to the taxi while several others were seated along the side of the road.
“Medics assessed the patients and found that two women had sustained critical to serious injuries while seven others had sustained minor to moderate injuries.
“The patients were treated, and the two women were provided with advanced life support interventions before being transported to nearby hospitals for further care,” Meiring said.
Meiring went on to say that details surrounding this incident are unknown, but local authorities are continuing their investigation.
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