A passenger in the BMW was critically injured, with paramedics fighting on the scene to save the passenger’s life.

According to Mr Darlington Mutale, the driver behind the truck involved in the accident, he “saw that there was smoke coming from the truck’s wheels. The next moment he lost control and hit the BMW.”

The BMW was coming from Loskop, with the truck en route to Limpopo.

The truck dragged the BMW for about 150m against the concrete barrier, where after it flipped over the barrier onto its roof.

Upon impact, the truck’s suspension and diff were torn off from the undercarriage. Pieces of the truck as well as the BMW were scattered across the scene.

• The driver of the truck, Mr John Phiri, did not sustain any injuries. Both him and Mr Mutale are truckdrivers from Greendoor Logistics in Zambia. Mr Mutale said they were coming from Richards Bay with the two tankers, both containing sulfuric acid.

• The road is still closed with a forensics team from the police presently on the scene. At this stage it is uncertain how long Kranspoort Pass will be closed, as a Hazmat unit has been dispatched to clear the spill.

• On the way back from the accident, the journalist saw that the ambulance, in which the passenger of the BMW was transported, as well as an emergency vehicle, was standing next to the road.

It is suspected that the passenger’s condition deteriorated on the way to hospital.