2 killed, 4 injured in Pinetown accident
A man and woman were declared dead on scene.
TWO people were killed and four others injured including a child in an accident on the N3 North bound before Richmond Road off-ramp in Pinetown, yesterday (Monday, 8 January).
Garrith Jamieson from Rescue Care Paramedics said a car was found lying on its side in the fast lane of the busy freeway.
“Paramedics found that there were six occupants in the vehicle. A man and a woman sustained extensive injuries and were declared deceased on the scene.”
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Four other patients had sustained various injuries and were stabilised on the scene by advanced life support paramedics before being transported to various Durban hospitals.
Jamieson said the vehicle had been travelling Durban bound when it crossed through the median coming to rest on the Pietermaritzburg (North) bound carriageway.
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