{"id":48486,"date":"2026-01-27T02:25:45","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T02:25:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=48486"},"modified":"2026-01-27T02:25:45","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T02:25:45","slug":"school-children-injured-durban-scholar-transport-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/01\/27\/school-children-injured-durban-scholar-transport-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"Nine school children injured in Durban scholar transport crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><h2>A Taxi carrying school kids home had T Boned a bakkie. <\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>At least nine school children have been injured in a scholar transport accident in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN).<\/p>\n<p>It is understood that the accident occurred at about 3pm on Lena Ahrens Rd near Rhodes Avenue in the Glenwood area of Durban on Monday.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-accident\">Accident<\/h2>\n<p>ALS Paramedics spokesperson Garrith Jamieson said paramedics arrived on the scene to find that a Taxi carrying school kids home had T Boned a bakkie.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cParamedics assessed the scene and found that nine children of various ages had sustained various injuries. Immediately, more ambulances were dispatched to assist. Once triaged and stabilized on scene the children were taken to various Durban Hospitals for the further care that they required.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jamieson said the cause of the accident is being investigated. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt this stage, the events leading up to the crash are unknown; however, Saps were in attendance and will be investigating further.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO READ: Tshwane cracks down on illegal scholar transport vehicles<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-scholar-transport\">Scholar transport<\/h3>\n<p>Scholar transport has come under scrutiny after 14 young children tragically died in a head-on crash with a truck on the R553 Golden Highway in Vanderbijlpark.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, authorities impounded more than 60 scholar vehicles\u00a0carrying more children than they were allowed to, including illegal transport vehicles and those without public driving permits (PDPs) in Lenasia, south of Johannesburg.<\/p>\n<p>Transport Minister Barbara Creecy conducted a blitz inspection of scholar transport in Lenasia following the horrific head-on crash with a truck in Vanderbijlpark on Monday.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-taxi-driver\">Taxi driver<\/h3>\n<p>During the blitz,\u00a0<em>The Citizen<\/em>\u00a0discovered an overloaded Suzuki Ertiga with 14 scholars. The vehicle is only licensed to carry 7 passengers.<\/p>\n<p>A bus, which was licensed to carry 60 pupils, was also overloaded with 98 pupils and was stopped during the operation.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile,\u00a0the 22-year-old scholar transport driver\u00a0arrested in connection with the deaths of 14 school children in the horror Vanderbijlpark accident has abandoned his bid for bail.<\/p>\n<p>The case has been postponed to 5 March 2026. <\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO READ:\u00a0Lack of law enforcement has brought \u2018scholar transport service to its knees\u2019, Creecy says<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#school #children #injured #Durban #scholar #transport #crash<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Taxi carrying school kids home had T Boned a bakkie. 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