'We were able to get it back on to its wheels, but it started burning from the back, just before all the people could get out.'
Construction worker Bruce Khonte said:"I first heard the taxi making a weird sound and driving at a very high speed … Then it stopped and fell on its side. My colleague and I ran towards it and more people started coming.
"We were able to get it back on to its wheels, but it started burning from the back, just before all the people could get out," he said. Khonte said the taxi was carrying about 10 passengers but only one, the passenger in the front seat, was badly injured. "It was bad. Her leg was bleeding and her hand was injured," he said."The taxi was almost full when we were getting people out of it. Some were temporarily trapped. We could see only their feet," he said.
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