PICS | Seventeen schoolchildren injured in taxi collision in KwaMashu, KZN

Seventeen schoolchildren were taken to hospital after a taxi collided with a car in KwaMashu on Monday morning.

Reaction Unit South Africa (Rusa) spokesperson Prem Balram said a reaction officer patrolling near the M25 KwaMashu Highway heard the collision and went to investigate.

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He said the officer found that a white Toyota Quantum minibus taxi and a white Hyundai i10 had collided and requested medical assistance.

Rusa paramedics were dispatched at about 9.47 am, alongside several private ambulance services.

The children sustained minor to moderate injuries. They were stabilised at the scene before being transported to various medical facilities in the area.

The circumstances leading to the collision had not been established.