One person was killed and 16 injured in three accidents on the Dolphin Coast in the last 30 hours.

Five people were injured after a rear – end accident on the N2 near Tongaat this morning at around 8am.

Reports indicate the Megan and a 4×4 was traveling on the south bound carriage way, after the car collided into the rear of the bakkie , the 4×4 then veered off the road and rolled, coming to rest on the north bound carriage way.

Netcare 911 paramedics found the passengers from the bakkie had fallen from the vehicle as it was tumbling across the centre median.

Yesterday afternoon one man was killed while ten others were injured, two seriously so, after a taxi overturned on the N2 north near Stanger.

Eight passengers miraculously escaped with minor injuries.

Netcare 911 paramedics found the crumpled remains of the taxi and accident debris scattered across the highway. The patients were found lying on the roadway.

Earlier on the same day a seriously injured man was found lying on the N2 near Ballito, after being hit by a vehicle. After he was placed on a ventilator and immobilized on a trauma board, paramedics transported him to a local hospital.

He is now fighting for his life.