Durban ( Isipingo ) Old main road near Lotus park at 18h15 on the 22 July 09

Two people are dead and three others are in a serious condition after a fatal collision this evening between a taxi and a light motor vehicle. When ER24 arrived on the scene, they found a female lying in the road who had suffered possible neck and head injuries was declared deceased by paramedics. The driver of the motor vehicle was entrapped and Advanced Life Support intervention had to be done on the patient. The patient started to deteriate on the paramedics and CPR was started but due to the severity of the injuries he died while still entrapped in the vehicle. Three other people were seriously injured in the collision. They were transported to a near by government hospital for further treatment.

It is unclear how the collision occurred as it’s a fairly straight road with sufficient light. SAPS will have to investigate the accident before any charges are made. By looking at the collision it looks like a side impact. Fire Department had to extricate the deceased from the vehicle.