{"id":169392,"date":"2018-01-04T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2018-01-04T04:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/169392\/one-vehicle-crash-six-lives-lost\/"},"modified":"2018-01-04T14:54:39","modified_gmt":"2018-01-04T12:54:39","slug":"one-vehicle-crash-six-lives-lost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2018\/01\/04\/one-vehicle-crash-six-lives-lost\/","title":{"rendered":"One vehicle crash, six lives lost"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Six people were killed in a recent minibus taxi crash on the M2.<\/p>\n<p>The taxi, which was carrying 19 passengers, crashed into the metal centre barrier of the M2 freeway eastbound, before the Geldenhuys interchange in Germiston.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>The Ekurhuleni Disaster and Emergency Management Services (DEMS) rescue team from the Germiston Fire Station was the first to arrive at the scene and found that one adult was ejected from the vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>Amongst the six people declared dead at the scene by the paramedics, one was a minor.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Two passengers sustained critical injuries, nine sustained serious but stable injuries and three others had minor injuries.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>ALSO READ:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/162023\/suspects-arrested-on-various-charges-in-primrose\/\">Suspects arrested on various charges in Primrose<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/162024\/sector-three-gets-new-sector-commander\/\">Sector Three gets new sector commander<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>All casualties were transported by private ambulances to Charlotte Maxeke Hospital, Hillbrow Clinic (both in Johannesburg) and Bertha Gxowa Hospital in Germiston.<\/p>\n<p>Two lanes were closed during the medical rescue operations.<\/p>\n<p>The Ekurhuleni traffic officials, SAPS accident investigating officials, together with the Gauteng provincial traffic officials, conducted an on-scene investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Emergency numbers to remember:<\/p>\n<p>National toll free number: 10177<\/p>\n<p>Life-Threatening Ekurhuleni Emergency Services: 011 458 0911.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Have a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-admin\/germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za\">germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za<\/a><\/strong>or Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a href=\"mailto:leighh@caxton.co.za\">leighh@caxton.co.za.<\/a><\/strong><span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Remember to visit the Germiston City News on the 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