[PIETERMARITZBURG – 12 SEPTEMBER 2011 AT 20H00]
Two articulated trucks collided into one another on the N3 Durban bound between Market Road and Ashburton just out Pietermaritzburg in the early parts of yesterday evening.
ER24 paramedics arrived on the scene and found one articulated truck had crashed through the Armco barrier and had come to rest in the centre medium, facing oncoming traffic. The cabin of this truck had extensive damage to the front. The second truck was found about 50m down the N3 in the emergency lane. It had damage to the right side of the trailer.
The driver and passenger of the truck that had crashed through the Armco barrier were found walking around on scene, were extremely lucky that they were unharmed in the accident. The driver of the second truck was also unharmed in the accident.
The necessary authorities will be investigating the accident but traffic was affected in both directions for a short period of time until the salvaging of the one truck was done.
Derrick Banks, ER24