DESMOND D’Sa, founder of the South Durban Community Environmental Alliance (SDCEA), and two other family members died in a head on collision in Umzinto this morning (October 29).

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The award-winning environmentalist was travelling with his step-son, sister-in-law and step-grandchild before they collided with another vehicle.

Air quality and safety officer for SDCEA Bongani Mthembu said the accident happened on the R612 Road before the Umzinto Correctional Service.

He confirmed that D’Sa was travelling from his home in Umzinto to the SDCEA offices in Wentworth in the morning when the accident happened.

Mthembu could not divulge further details about the accident as there has been new developments in the matter.

A life spent fighting

Desmond dedicated three decades of his life to fighting the environmental injustice in the Durban South area. He committed his time and work to go after errant companies and major oil refineries, who have polluted the place Desmond called home.

This is a developing story and will be updated when more details are made available.

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