WATCH: Bakkie rolls on M19 near Pinetown, multiple injuries
Emergency services are on scene and are stabilising the patients.
MULTIPLE commuters were injured when a bakkie rolled on the M19 towards Pinetown, near the Otto Volek Road offramp this morning.
According to Andreas Mathios, the bakkie, which was pulling a trailer and carrying staff members, crashed at one of the sharp bends along the busy road.
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Mathios said the M19 into Pinetown has been reduced to one lane and traffic has been severely affected. A helicopter was called in to airlift a patient to hospital. The M19 out of Pinetown was closed for the helicopter to land.
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