Five people were injured, two critically so, after two vehicles collided on the Griffiths Mxenge Highway in Umlazi at around 02h26. Details to the cause of the accident are still speculative and will remain a subject for police investigation.
Netcare 911 paramedics arrived at the scene and found the crumpled remains of the vehicles obstructing the roadway with the occupants still trapped in the twisted frame of their vehicles. While firemen use the Jaw of Life to free the injured medics worked tirelessly to stabilize them.
After the wounded were extricated paramedics transported them to various hospitals in the area for the care that they required.
[Update: Tragically one of the critically injured patients died soon after he was extricated from the wreckage of his vehicle.]
