An alleged drunken taxi driver in crash injures two children

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An alleged drunken taxi driver has been involved in a crash which left two children with injuries. The driver of the minibus is expected to appear in court soon, after two schoolchildren were injured when his vehicle was involved in a collision with the car they were being transported in to school.

Two children injured

According to Warrant Officer Joseph Swartbooi, the crash happened yesterday on Spine Road. He says the children had to be hospitalised following the collision. It’s alleged that a minibus had collided with a motor vehicle.

Children in hospital: The driver of a minibus is expected to appear in court soon

Strandfontein Police say the driver of the minibus was arrested for reckless and negligent driving as well as for driving under the influence of alcohol. He will appear in the Mitchells Plain Magistrates Court on the mentioned charges (once charged.)
Merentia Van Der Vent
Merentia Van Der Vent
Merentia joined the media world in 1996 and in 2001, she took her first steps in the broadcasting world. In her free time, she likes to go on adventures in the city. She also likes to learn new dances, not that she is any good at that.

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