[ROOSEVELT PARK] – Taxi and car collide leaving five injured.

Five people were left injured this morning when a taxi and light motor vehicle collided at the Beyers Naude and Mendelssohn Road intersection in Roosevelt Park.

ER24 paramedics, along with other services, arrived on the scene at 06h30 to find the taxi in the middle of the road while the light motor vehicle had come to a stop on the side of the road.

Medics assessed the several people found walking around on the scene and found that five people had sustained minor to moderate injuries. Fortunately, no serious injuries or fatalities were found.

The patients were treated for their injuries and were thereafter transported to nearby hospitals for further care.

Local authorities were on the scene for further investigations.