Just after 11:15 am this morning, ALS Paramedics responded to a serious multiple-vehicle crash on the N3 Pietermaritzburg-bound near Brickfield Road offramp in Durban.
Paramedics arrived on scene to find chaos as they found that a fully laden taxi and two vehicles had collided, leaving multiple people injured, with the taxi driver entrapped in the wreckage.
Immediately, more Ambulances as well as Advanced Life Support Paramedics were dispatched together with the Ethekweni Fire Department. Whilst Paramedics worked to stabilise the injured, the Ethekweni Fire Department used the jaws of life to cut the man free.
Approximately sixteen people had sustained various injuries, and once stabilised on the scene, they were transported to various Durban Hospitals for the further care that they required.
At this stage, the events leading up to the crash are unknown; however, SAPS and Metro Police were in attendance and will be investigating further.
