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News24 reports that a minibus taxi driver and a commuter had to be freed from the vehicle on Wednesday afternoon after a collision along Kloof Nek Road in Tamboerskloof, bordering Gardens, in Cape Town.
Traffic spokesperson Maxine Bezuidenhout said the taxi was involved in an accident with a truck and a sedan near Firdale Avenue. Eight people were reported injured and were transported to hospital for medical treatment. Two passengers who had been inside the taxi said the vehicle's brakes appeared to have failed, and attempts to use the handbrake had been unsuccessful. They recalled that the taxi, which had been heading to the CBD, had travelled down Kloof Nek Road uncontrollably while they watched the driver struggle to apply the brakes. They said the driver swerved to avoid a motorbike or scooter in front of them but then hit a sedan car and then a truck. Police are investigating a case of reckless and negligent driving. In October last year, a bus carrying tourists smashed into a MyCiTi bus stop and two stationary vehicles lower down Kloof Nek. Before that in September, several people were injured when a cement truck lost control on Kloof Nek Road, crashed into around 17 vehicles, and drove into a newly opened ice cream shop. In September 2023, a 24-wheeler truck plunged down Kloof Nek Road, smashing into cars before overturning next to an apartment building.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Hanlie Gouws, Noxolo Sibiya, & Jenna Verster at News24 (subscription or trial registration required)
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