{"id":302438,"date":"2022-08-18T10:39:23","date_gmt":"2022-08-18T08:39:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/three-injured-in-accident-20220818-3\/"},"modified":"2022-08-18T10:39:23","modified_gmt":"2022-08-18T08:39:23","slug":"three-injured-in-accident-20220818-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/three-injured-in-accident-20220818-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Three injured in accident"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"p\">\n<div class=\"p\">\n<div class=\"p\">\n<div class=\"p\">A hydraulic-extrication rescue tool was used to free two occupants that were trapped in a bakkie that was involved in a terrifying accident with a Toyota minibus taxi early this morning (18\/08) near the Hi-Way shopping centre in Bloemfontein.<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"p\">The accident occurred at about 07:34 on the Dewetsdorp road (R702), which is one of the routes with a high traffic volume in Bloemfontein.<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"p\">Emergency medical rescue teams were at the scene for about an hour attending to injured victims. The road was also closed for this period.<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"p\">The male taxi driver escaped unharmed, while the three that sustained injuries were rushed to local hospitals in Bloemfontein.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"p\">Those taken to hospitals by ambulances include the male driver of the Nissan NP200 and two females, one of them was a passenger in the taxi that crashed into the bakkie. The woman who was a passenger in the taxi sustained injuries to both legs due to the impact of the accident. She was in the front seat with the taxi driver.<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"p\">The driver of the taxi was heading in the east direction on this road which has two single lanes running in the opposite direction. 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