At least nine school children have been injured in a scholar transport accident in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN). Picture : ALS Paramedics. It is understood that the accident occurred at about 3pm on Lena Ahrens Rd near Rhodes Avenue in the Glenwood area of Durban on Monday.
ALS Paramedics spokesperson Garrith Jamieson said paramedics arrived on the scene to find that a Taxi carrying school kids home had T Boned a bakkie. “Paramedics assessed the scene and found that nine children of various ages had sustained various injuries. Immediately, more ambulances were dispatched to assist.
Once triaged and stabilised on scene, the children were taken to various Durban Hospitals for further care that they required.” Jamieson said the cause of the accident is being investigated. “At this stage, the events leading up to the crash are unknown; however, Saps were in attendance and will be investigating further.” Scholar transport has come under scrutiny after 14 young children tragically died in a head-on crash with a truck on the R553 Golden Highway in Vanderbijlpark. Last week,authorities impounded more than 60 scholar vehiclescarrying more children than they were allowed to, including illegal transport vehicles and those without public driving permits (PDPs) in Lenasia, south of Johannesburg.
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Transport Minister Barbara Creecy conducted a blitz inspection of scholar transport in Lenasia following the horrific head-on crash with a truck in Vanderbijlpark on Monday. During the blitz,The Citizendiscovered an overloaded Suzuki Ertiga with 14 scholars. The vehicle is only licensed to carry 7 passengers.
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