{"id":81988,"date":"2015-02-25T11:15:00","date_gmt":"2015-02-25T09:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/81988\/two-adults-and-16-children-taken-to-hospital-following-accident\/"},"modified":"2015-02-25T13:23:49","modified_gmt":"2015-02-25T11:23:49","slug":"two-adults-and-16-children-taken-to-hospital-following-accident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2015\/02\/25\/two-adults-and-16-children-taken-to-hospital-following-accident\/","title":{"rendered":"Two adults and 16 children taken to hospital following accident"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sixteen children were injured when two bakkies collided in Leondale, Germiston, on Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n

The collision took place at the intersection of Bushbuck and Agapantus streets.<\/p>

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\u201cWe received a call at 7.30am this morning and rushed to the scene,” said William Ntladi, media liaison officer for the Ekurhuleni Disaster and Emergency Management Services (DEMS).<\/p>\n

\u201cThe one bakkie was transporting 16 children, aged between six months and five years old.<\/p>

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\u201cAll 16 children, and the drivers of each vehicle, were taken to hospital where they will be treated.<\/p>\n

\u201cFive of the children were in a serious but stable condition, while the rest only sustained minor injuries.\u201d<\/p>\n

Patients were taken by ambulance to the Natalspruit Hospital, Tambo Memorial Hospital and the Sunward Park Hospital.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe incident will be investigated by the EMPD and local SAPS,\u201d said Ntladi.<\/p>\n