/ 9 August 2008

Seventy-three injured in bus, taxi collision

At least 73 people were seriously injured on Friday night when a taxi and bus collided near Ixopo, the Kwazulu-Natal transport department said.

Spokesperson Nonkululeko Mbatha said the incident took place on the R56 highway at about 7pm.

”The city to city bus side-swiped a taxi,” she said.

She said 73 people were seriously injured and transported to various hospitals nearby.

It was not immediately clear whether the taxi driver or bus driver had been at fault. – Sapa