Mpumalanga: At 11H59 Saturday morning Netcare 911 responded to reports of a collision on the R37 LongTom Pass in Lydenburg.
Reports from the scene indicate that the driver of a mini-bus taxi lost control when a wheel broke off resulting in the taxi rollover down the mountainside.
Medics found the fifteen occupants had sustained injuries ranging from minor to serious.
The patients were treated on the scene and once stabilised were transported by various ambulance services to hospital for further treatment.
Shawn Herbst
Media Liaison Officer
Netcare Limited
Netcare 911
Suite 102, 1st Floor
Umhlanga Medical Centre
321 Umhlanga Rocks Drive
Umhlanga Ridge
4320
South Africa
GPS Co-ordinates: S25°59’40.14’ E28°7”14.859’
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