RSOE EDIS: South Africa - Vehicle Accident - 2010.02.08

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2010-02-08 09:42:35 - Vehicle Accident - South Africa EDIS CODE: VI-20100208-24842-ZAF Date & Time: 2010-02-08 09:42:35 [UTC] Area: South Africa, State of KwaZulu-Natal, Umbilo, Durban Number of Injured person(s): 25 Damage level: Moderate (Level 2) Not confirmed information! Description: Twenty-five people were injured in an accident involving seven cars on Umbilo road near Sarnia road in Durban on Monday morning, KwaZulu-Natal paramedics said. "Taxis and cars collided with one another, completely blocking the main arterial road," said Netcare 911's Jeff Wicks. "The injured, predominately passengers of the taxis, were treated and stabilised by paramedics before they were transported to hospital." Wicks said it was believed the seven vehicles, three of them minibus taxis, were full of passengers and travelling west of Umbilo road. The car leading the group braked suddenly to avoid traffic leading to the accident, Wicks said. Posted:2010-02-08 09:42:35 [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