Seventeen Schoolchildren Injured In Taxi Collision: KwaMashu – KZN

12 Oct 2026 - From Arrive Alive

Seventeen (17) schoolchildren were hospitalised following a taxi collision in KwaMashu – KZN this morning (Monday 12/10/2026).

A Reaction Officer patrolling near the M25 KwaMashu Highway heard the collision and proceeded to investigate. On arrival, he found that a white Toyota Quantum minibus taxi and a white Hyundai i10 had collided.

He requested medical assistance from Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA). RUSA Paramedics were immediately dispatched at approximately 09:47.

Several private ambulance services also attended the scene. The children sustained minor to moderate injuries and were stabilised before being transported to various medical facilities in the area.

Circumstances leading to the collision were not immediately established.

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