Multiple commuters injured in taxi crash

STAMFORD HILL – At approximately 15h00 Emer-G-Med paramedics together with multiple emergency service agencies responded to Umgeni Road near Harvey Road for a motor vehicle collision.

On arrival on scene a minibus taxi was found to have smashed into a tree. Twelve people were treated for injuries ranging from minor to moderate and taken by ambulances to nearby hospitals for further medical care.

In a separate collision a truck and a private ambulance service responding to the scene collided. There were no injuries reported.