[SHONGWENI – 20 DECEMBER 2011 AT 15H45]
A collision between two trucks has taken place on the N3 Pietermaritzburg bound between Keyridge and Peacevale this afternoon.
ER24 paramedics arrived on the scene and found a truck had rear ended another truck in the left hand and second lane of the freeway. Emergency personnel assessed the occupants of the second truck and found that the passenger that was sitting in the passenger seat on the left had sustained serious and traumatic head injuries.
The patient had already succumbed to his injuries and was declared deceased on the scene. The driver had sustained minor injuries, while the middle passenger had sustained a possible head and neck injury and was complaining of pains to his shoulder. Advanced Life Support intervention had to be performed on him before they could remove him from the cabin of the truck. He was transported to Hillcrest Private Hospital for further medical care.
It is unclear how the driver lost control of the vehicle but the necessary authorities will investigate the accident further. Traffic has been severely affected heading towards Pietermaritzburg as only two lanes was open to traffic.
Derrick Banks, ER24
