A family vehicle with five occupants overturned on the N2 near Tinley Manor yesterday, resulting in three deaths.

A pregnant woman died at the accident scene, despite the efforts of Netcare 911 and IPSS Medical Rescue paramedics.

A woman and her three-year-old toddler were rushed to hospital in critical conditions. The RTI gave the Netcare911 ambulance an escort due to the seriousness of the patients’ conditions. The woman died shortly after reaching the hospital and her child passed away later that night.

Also in the vehicle were the woman’s husband and nine-month-old daughter, who both escaped with minor injures.

Netcare 911 paramedics and other services also responded to an accident on the R102 near Walter Reid Road in Tongaat that afternoon.

Two pedestrians were in a serious condition after they had been knocked over by a car. The vehicle overturned and came to a standstill on its side. Three of the occupants sustained minor to moderate injuries and were taken to hospital.

At about 7.30am that morning an accident on the N2 south bound before the Umvoti off-ramp resulted in three people sustaining serious injuries.

The vehicle had collided with a barrier.