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Driver dies after vehicle plunges off N2, Umzinto bridge

The body has been handed over to Saps.

November 12, 2024
Vanisha Moodley Less than a minute
Saps on scene with paramedics. Photo by IPSS Medical Media.

A 37 year old man has died after driving his vehicle off the N2, Umzinto bridge earlier today.

IPSS Medical Rescue received reports of the incident, and upon paramedics arrival, it was established that man lost control of his vehicle, resulting in him driving off the bridge and landing in the river below.

Search and rescue services in action. Photo by IPSS Medical Media.

He was declared dead on the scene.

Paramedics and volunteers from IPSS Search and Rescue assisted Saps Search and Rescue in recovering the body, which was then handed over to police.

The Umzinto bridge. Photo by IPSS Medical Media.

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November 12, 2024
Vanisha Moodley Less than a minute

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Vanisha Moodley

Vanisha Moodley is the journalist for the Mid South Coast Herald newspaper, which circulates in the Scottburgh area. She has been with the company for close on 10 years and is a product of the Caxton Cadet programme. She had originally come to the office to work as a volunteer, but her potential was seen and the rest, as they say, is history. Vanisha covers all beats, from court to crime to community. She assists with managing the website and is adept on the social media side of things.
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