Durban - Twelve policemen were injured after the vehicle they were in veered off the road on the M1 Richmond Road in Marianhill on Sunday morning.
Garrith Jamieson, Operations Director Rescue Care Paramedics, said when they arrived on the scene they found the vehicle against an embankment.
"A total of twelve policemen had sustained various injuries and immediately more ambulances were dispatched to assist. Once all the injured had been stabilised on the scene they were transported to a nearby hospital for the further care that they required."Jamieson said.
At this stage the events leading up to the crash is unknown however SAPS will be investigating further.
In September, a police vehicle belonging to Marianhill police station overturned in Hammarsdale. Only one policeman was in the vehicle.
Lieutenant Colonel Thulani Zwane, a KwaZulu Natal police spokesperson, said the police vehicle was knocked from behind by another vehicle near Hammarsdale. The Police van capsized.
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