DURBAN – An emailed taxi driver carrying a passenger on M13 Fields Hill, west of Durban, rolled down an embankment on Tuesday evening.
Netcare 911 spokesperson Shawn Herbst said search and rescue services from Durban Metro Police, Ethekwini Fire and Rescue, RescueTech and SAPS were also present at the scene.
He said Netcare 911 responded to a collision.
“Reports indicate that the driver of an e-hailing taxi with an occupant on board lost control, resulting in a rollover on an embankment,” he said.
Herbst said medics assessed the scene and found that the driver suffered moderate injuries, while the passenger suffered no injuries.
“A rope and basket rescue system was put in place to retrieve the driver from the bottom of the hill,” he said.
He said that once treated and stabilized, the driver was taken by private ambulance to hospital for further treatment.
Meanwhile, on Monday, Netcare 911 responded to a collision on Hereford Circle at Hayfields in Pietermaritzburg where the driver of a minibus taxi lost control, resulting in a rollover.
“Doctors assessed the scene and found 14 passengers and a goat who had sustained minor injuries. Five of the occupants of the taxi were treated on site and once stabilized were transported to hospital by private ambulance, ”he said.
Herbst said the goat was abducted by private transport.
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