[HOWICK – 30 JANUARY 2012 AT 10H00]
15 people have sustained injuries after a collision between two light motor vehicles and a taxi at the intersection of Howard Street and Howick main Road in Howick CBD area this morning.
ER24 and EMRS arrived on the scene to find the taxi on its side and the two light motor vehicles close by with extensive damage to both vehicles. The commuters from the taxi were found outside of the vehicle seated near to the pavement. The patients were assessed and found that three people had sustained suspected neck and back and were placed on specialised boards to protect their spines from any further injury. Twelve other patients including a driver from one of the light motor vehicles were treated for minor to moderate injuries, which ranged from small cuts and bruises to general body pains. All patients were stabilised on scene and transported to various hospitals in the area for further medical care.
It is unclear who was at fault but the necessary authorities were on the scene and would investigate the accident further. The road had to be closed to traffic while the emergency personnel treated and stabilised the patients.
Derrick Banks, ER24