{"id":187650,"date":"2018-09-28T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-09-28T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/187650\/taxi-overturns-no-serious-injuries-reported\/"},"modified":"2018-09-28T15:52:54","modified_gmt":"2018-09-28T13:52:54","slug":"taxi-overturns-no-serious-injuries-reported","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2018\/09\/28\/taxi-overturns-no-serious-injuries-reported\/","title":{"rendered":"Taxi overturns, no serious injuries reported"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A taxi carrying 13 passengers and a driver overturned on Kraft Road and the N12 West on-ramp at 6.44am on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEkurhuleni Disaster and Emergency Management Services (DEMS) from the Primrose Fire Station responded to the scene to find that all the patients had been treated by private ambulance crews, namely, Dial\u2013A\u2013Med and Emer-G\u2013Med,\u201d said Eric Maloka, acting media liaison manager for DEMS.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Ten passengers sustained minor injuries, while two sustained moderate injuries.<\/p>\n<p>Patients were transported to Sunshine Hospital, Life Roseacres Hospital and Bertha Gxowa Hospital, the driver and one other passenger refused to be transported.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cDEMS left the driver as he refused assistance from other towing entities, and by the time they left metro police had been redirected to the scene,\u201d said Maloka.<\/p>\n<p>The cause of the accident is unknown.<\/p>\n<h4>ALSO READ:<\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/187500\/breaking-news-three-car-pile-up-on-pretoria-road-is-causing-heavy-delays-3\/\" target=\"_blank\">Three-car pile-up on Pretoria Road causes heavy delays<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/187066\/cause-of-accident-still-unclear-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">Cause of accident still unclear<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Hav<\/strong><strong>e 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 class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-admin\/germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za\">germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>or Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"mailto:leighh@caxton.co.za\">leighh@caxton.co.za<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>or Kgotsofalang Mashilo (journalist)\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"mailto:kgotsofalangm@caxton.co.za\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>kgotsofalangm@caxton.co.za<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Remember to visit the Germiston 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