Netcare 911 paramedics responded to an accident on Pietermaritz Street in Pietermaritzburg this morning.
Upon their arrival on scene they found that a motor vehicle with four occupants had overturned.
One man sustained critical injuries and he was rushed to a nearby hospital for the urgent medical care that he required.
Fortunately the other three occupants were not injured during the accident.
Exact detail to the cause of the accident and preceding events are unclear and will remain the subject of a police investigation.