WATCH: 15 die in horror train and taxi smash
In a freak crash near Shaka's Rock, a train collided with a taxi.
A CRASH involving a taxi and a train on the N2 near Shaka’s Head on the Dolphin Coast has left 15 people dead and five more injured.
Emergency services arrived on scene just after 5pm to find 14 people fatally injured, and sadly another person died a short while later despite resuscitation procedures.
According to statement issued by KZN EMS spokesperson Robert McKenzie, it is believed the taxi left the roadway and collided with the train.
The injured patients have been transported to hospital. Their condition has been described as moderate to critical.
The exact cause of the incident could not yet be determined.
Video courtesy @IPSSRescue. @eNCA #TaxiCrash pic.twitter.com/H7wGVwofOz
— Dasen Thathiah (@DasenThathiah) August 17, 2015
15 dead, 4 moderate, 1 critical. Taxi hit by train after landing on tracks @IOL @FatalMoves @StangerWeekly @etv pic.twitter.com/GRF0sCqFUc
— IPSS Medical Rescue (@IPSSRescue) August 17, 2015
Sad scene as onlookers gather after horror taxi crash at Shaka's Head https://t.co/BL3riVpW6K @kznems_sa #Shakashead pic.twitter.com/GITdtLk9vV
— Arrive Alive (@_ArriveAlive) August 17, 2015
Read the original story by the North Coast Courier here.
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