Five Children and Two Adults Injured After Suzuki Ertiga Crashes Into Tree in Phoenix
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Five children and two adults were injured after the vehicle they were travelling in crashed into a tree on Old Main Road near Woodview in Phoenix, KwaZulu-Natal, on Monday, 26 October 2026.
The incident involved a maroon Suzuki Ertiga and was reported after passing motorists contacted Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) to request assistance.
Reaction officers were dispatched to the scene following the reports. When they arrived, paramedics from a private ambulance service were already attending to the injured occupants and stabilising them.
The seven injured people comprised five children and two adults who were travelling in the vehicle when it collided with the tree. The crash was described as a single-vehicle incident, with no other vehicle reported as being involved.
The circumstances leading up to the collision had not been established at the time of reporting. No confirmed information was available on why the vehicle left the road or what caused it to strike the tree.
Emergency medical personnel attended to the injured at the scene. Further details about the extent of their injuries, their ages and whether any of them required transportation to hospital had not been confirmed in the available report.
The total number of people travelling in the Suzuki Ertiga was also not specified. Consequently, it was not possible to establish whether the seven injured occupants represented everyone inside the vehicle.
The crash occurred on Old Main Road in the Woodview area of Phoenix, north of Durban. Reaction Unit South Africa responded after receiving multiple reports from motorists passing the scene.
No further verified information about the cause of the crash, the condition of the injured or any subsequent investigation was available at the time of publication.
The circumstances surrounding the collision remain unclear.
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