Motorcyclist dies after collision with truck

A motorcyclist was killed on Saturday night when he crashed into a stationary truck in Tongaat, north of Durban.

According to Netcare 911 spokesperson Shawn Herbst, the accident took place around 20:30 on Edmund Morewood Street in Tongaat.

“Reports from the scene indicate that a motorcyclist slammed into a truck that was parked across the road in order to reverse into a driveway,” Herbst said.

“The patient, a 27-year-old male delivery driver, was assessed on scene by a Netcare 911 emergency care practitioner and found to have no signs of life and sadly declared deceased on the scene.”

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