A woman in her late 30s was tragically killed this morning in a taxi crash on Clare Road near Burnwood Road in the Clare Estate area of Durban.
The incident occurred around 7:30 AM when a taxi lost control, veered off the road, struck the woman as she walked on the pavement, and collided with a light pole.
ALS Paramedics arrived at the scene to find the pedestrian trapped beneath the taxi. The eThekwini Fire Department was called to assist, but the woman had sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.
A passenger in the taxi suffered minor injuries and was treated by paramedics on-site.
The circumstances leading to the crash remain unclear, and authorities, including the South African Police Service (SAPS), are investigating.