Two people suffered moderate injuries after the vehicle they were travelling in crashed into a house on Jackal Road in Verulam, KwaZulu Natal on Thursday.

According to Arrive Alive at approximately 14:47 the Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) Verulam Operations Center received multiple calls from the public reporting the accident.

“On arrival, a white Ford Focus was found to have crashed into a house.

The driver initially explained that while travelling on Jackal Road he avoided a child who ran across the road. He later stated that it was not a child and may have been a dog or a chicken.”

“While doing so he claimed to have lost control of the vehicle, drove through a boundary wall and knocked into a house. The occupants of the residence were not injured. “

The Ford Focus was extensively damaged.

“The 42-year-old driver and his 19-year-old passenger suffered moderate injuries.”

They were treated on scene before being transported to the hospital by ambulance.