School Taxi Catches Fire While Transporting Young Learners in Amaoti, KZN
A school transport taxi caught fire while carrying young learners in Amaoti, north of Durban, today, Monday morning.
Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) said it was alerted to the incident by a member of the public at approximately 06:52.
The red Toyota Hiace was travelling towards the main road when the driver noticed smoke coming from the vehicle, believed to have originated in the engine compartment.
The driver immediately pulled over and evacuated all the passengers before the fire intensified.
The taxi was transporting learners from Grade 1 to Grade 4, as well as a crèche child, aged between approximately six and 14.
Two children who inhaled smoke were assessed by emergency personnel at the scene. No other injuries were reported.
Some of the learners continued their journey to school in another taxi, while others remained at the scene.
The driver was unable to establish what caused the fire.
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