Accidents on two highways leave one person dead and two injured
One person died in a single-car crash in Pinetown, and two people were injured after their vehicle rolled over on the M13 while coming down Fields Hill in Kloof.
A MAN believed to be in his 30s died in a single-vehicle crash on the M19 under the Otto Volek Road Bridge in Pinetown this morning.
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ALS paramedics spokesperson Garrith Jamieson reported that paramedics arrived on the scene to find the badly damaged vehicle in the centre median.
“It is alleged that the single vehicle somehow lost control and collided with the concrete bridge. Paramedics found the driver severely entrapped in the wreckage. Immediately, the eThekweni Fire Department was contacted to assist,” he said.
Jamieson said that the man had sustained major injuries and was declared dead on the scene.
“At this stage, the events leading up to the crash are unknown, however, SAPS and metro police were in attendance and will be investigating further,” said Jamieson.
In a separate incident, two people sustained injuries after a vehicle overturned on the M13 Durban-bound coming down Fields Hill in Kloof.
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Jamieson said they arrived on the scene to find the vehicle on its roof.
The occupants were transported to hospital.
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