Six people were transported to hospital and seven others escaped serious injury after a minibus taxi overturned on the R61 near Komani on Friday morning.
Emergency services were dispatched to the scene at approximately 10:11 on 26 June 2026 following reports of an overturned vehicle on the R61-4 route east of Komani.
According to information from emergency services, four patients with moderate injuries were transported to hospital, while two others with minor injuries were also taken for medical assessment and treatment.
Two of the injured were transported to Frontier Hospital, while another patient was taken to a private medical facility in Komani. Additional patients were later transported to Frontier Hospital by a second ambulance crew.
Seven occupants of the vehicle sustained minor injuries but declined transportation to hospital.
No fatalities or entrapments were reported.
The overturned minibus taxi was removed from the scene by a local breakdown service, while emergency personnel, traffic officials and police managed the incident and secured the area before the scene was cleared.
Emergency Medical Services, SAPS, traffic authorities and rescue teams responded to the incident.
