Durban – Four women had to be rescued after the fully laden bus they were travelling in crashed into an embankment on the R103 in Everton near Kloof on Tuesday night.
According to Netcare 911 spokesperson Shawn Herbst, it was alleged the driver of the bus lost control around a bend, resulting in the bus crashing into an embankment just before 7pm.
Herbst said when paramedics arrived at the scene, they found passengers standing in the road.
He said those outside the bus had seemed to have escaped injury.
“Four other passengers were found in the bus doorwell and under the seats.
“Medics assessed the patients, all adult females who were still in the bus, and they were found to have sustained moderate injuries,” said Herbst.
Herbst said with the assistance of the Specialised Tactical Accident Rescue Team (START), all the injured patients were removed from the bus using spinal immobilisation equipment.
“Once treated, all four patients were transported by ambulance to hospital for further care,” he said.
Herbst said the circumstances leading up to the incident will be investigated by the Monteseel SAPS who were on scene.
