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Three injured in morning crash on N3 near Pavilion

It is believed a truck broke down and a tow truck was on the scene when a second truck ploughed into the vehicles.

THREE people were injured when two trucks and a car collided on the N3 East Bound before Pavilion just after 5am today (12 July).

Ceron Lennox, operations manager and advanced life support paramedic at Rescue Care said paramedics found three of the four lanes blocked when they arrived at the scene.

“It is alleged that a truck broke down and a tow truck was on the scene when a second truck ploughed into the vehicles,” said Lennox. 

She added that three people suffered various injuries and were stabilised at the scene before being transported to various Durban hospitals.

SAPS were on the scene and will investigate.

Traffic was severely backed up as commuters made their way to work.

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