RSOE EDIS: South Africa - Vehicle Accident - 2010.02.10

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2010-02-10 09:12:29 - Vehicle Accident - South Africa EDIS CODE: VI-20100210-24883-ZAF Date & Time: 2010-02-10 09:12:29 [UTC] Area: South Africa, State of Gauteng, , Grasmere Number of Injured person(s): 18 Damage level: Heavy (Level 3) Not confirmed information! Description: Eighteen people were injured in a head-on collision between two taxis travelling along the Grasmere road on Wednesday morning, Johannesburg emergency services said. Percy Morokane said a man in his 40s had to be extricated from the wreckage with the jaws of life. He suffered serious injuries, particularly to the lower part of his body. Seven ambulances were used to ferry the injured to Sebokeng Hospital and to Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital. Traffic in the area was severely disrupted. Further afield, a woman was killed by a speeding taxi on Main Reef Road at about 5.30am, he said. It took the driver at least half a kilometre to stop after the "gruesome" accident, Morokane said. Posted:2010-02-10 09:12:29 [UTC] Please DO NOT reply to this message: replies may be treated as errors and result in your subscription being deleted. If you have trouble or other queries, send email to havaria@rsoe.hu RSOE EDIS is operated by the National Association of Radio-Distress Signalling and Infocommunications (RSOE), Budapest, Hungary. Because of the complexity of this system and its dependence on other systems, we cannot be responsible for delays or failures in forwarding or transmission. You're receiving this AlertMail because you subscribed for the service. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. Contact: havaria@rsoe.hu