A woman and four schoolchildren were injured when a minibus taxi hit them while they were waiting for a lift on Adams Mission road, south of Durban, on Monday morning, KwaZulu-Natal paramedics said.

"A woman and four schoolchildren were seriously injured when they were struck by a minibus taxi," said Netcare 911's Jeff Wicks.

They were waiting on the curb for a lift when the taxi driver lost control of the vehicle.

Wicks said the injured were taken to hospital, while the taxi driver and his passengers were uninjured.