Netcare 911 paramedics and other services responded to an accident on Paarlshoop Drive in Homestead Park this morning after 07h00.
Upon their arrival on scene they found that there were two motor vehicles, a minibus and heavy goods vehicle involved.
Sixteen people sustained injuries ranging from moderate to serious. All the injured people were treated on scene before they were transported to hospital for further care.
Exact detail to the cause of the accident and preceding events will remain the subject of a police investigation.