Two people have been killed in a crash on the N3 Durban bound near the Ashburton bridge. This after a container from a truck fell onto a minibus taxi.
KwaZulu-Natal Emergency Medical Service spokesperson Robert McKenzie says 12 other people have been treated for serious to minor injuries. He says the highway is currently closed to traffic.
“There has been an incident on the N3 southbound in the vicinity of Ashburton between Pietermaritzburg and Durban where a container fell off a truck and landed on a minibus. Two people have suffered fatal injuries and paramedics have treated twelve patients at the scene for serious and minor injuries all authorities are currently at the scene currently the highway is closed.”
Pic Credit: Supplied #sabcnews #sabckzn Two people have been killed on the N3 south bound between Pietermaritzburg and Durban when a container fell off the truck plunged in a taxi, twelve others were injured pic.twitter.com/CNF6iGjlZn
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Yesterday Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula released the 2020 Preliminary Festive Season Fatalities Statistics.
South African roads are busy as people head to their holiday destinations.
Live proceedings below:
