22 School Children, Riding In TWO Taxis, OK After The Taxis Collide

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Twenty two schoolchildren were stabilised after the two taxis they were travelling in collided south of Durban on Thursday, ER24 said.

Operations Manager Neil Noble said the vehicles collided after one of the taxis allegedly ignored a stop sign at the corner of Marine Drive and Badulla Drive on the Bluff during rush hour.

"Fortunately none of them (the children) sustained serious injury and they were comforted at the scene by their school teachers and principals," Noble said.

The children, aged between six and 17 were taken to a nearby hospital.

"This accident is a cause for concern as one of the taxis was a utility vehicle which had been modified by putting seating in the back, with a fibre glass canopy.

"This is illegal and had this vehicle overturned, the injuries could have been much worse," he said.

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