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A woman died and 24 people were injured when two minibus taxis collided head-on in Midrand on Friday, paramedics said.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe was still trapped in the front seat of one of the taxis. She was declared dead at the scene,\u201d said ER24 spokesperson Vanessa Jackson.<\/p>\n

She said a two-year-old boy was in a critical condition and was airlifted to the Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital. A man and a woman suffered head injuries and broken bones.<\/p>\n

The other 21 people, including a three-year-old boy, suffered minor to moderate injuries.<\/p>\n

They were all treated at the scene and taken to Tembisa Hospital by ambulance.<\/p>\n

Jackson said it was not known what caused the accident on the downhill on Modderfontein Road (M38) in Rabie Ridge. – Sapa<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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