BREAKING NEWS: Head-on collision kills one on N4

MBOMBELA –  A truck and a car collided on the section of the N4 between Riverside Mall and where the road connects again near Cairn in the direction of Malalane.

The driver of the red Nissan allegedly lost control when he had a blowout on one of his tyres and veered into the lane of oncoming traffic, ultimately colliding with the truck.

The truck driver left the scene unscathed, but his truck is currently hanging off the side of the bridge.

One of the car’s passengers was declared dead on the scene. He was flung out of the vehicle and landed on the side of the road.  The driver and another passenger were rushed to hospital with moderate injuries.

TRAC estimates approximately 2 million rands’ damage to the bridge.