Man dies after truck carrier crashes into motor vehicle in KZN

A man in his 40s tragically lost his life in a devastating accident in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) on Monday evening. The fatal incident occurred on the N3 Pietermaritzburg-bound highway near Richmond Road off-ramp in Pinetown. According to Garrith Jamieson, a spokesperson for the ‘Chaos’ ALS Paramedics, paramedics arrived at the scene to find "chaos and carnage" after a car carrier collided with a light motor vehicle.

The collision caused the truck to lose control and crash into a bridge, leaving the truck driver trapped. Despite the efforts of paramedics, the light motor vehicle driver sustained major fatal injuries and was pronounced deceased on the scene.

The truck driver was found severely entrapped in the wreckage, and the eThekwini Fire Department arrived on the scene shortly after paramedics. They worked for approximately two hours to free the driver, while paramedics stabilized the injured man in the truck cabin. Once freed, the man was carefully extricated and transported to a nearby hospital for further care. The events leading up to the crash remain unknown, but the South African Police Service (SAPS) has been tasked with investigating the incident.