One dead, five injured in Durban collision

One person was killed and five others injured after a head-on collision on the M35 after Philani Mall, south of Durban, on Wednesday morning.

Ceron Lennox, spokesperson for emergency service provider Rescue Care, said paramedics arrived on the scene to find that the two vehicles had collided and had come to rest on the side of the road.

“One person, a male believed to be in his 30s, had suffered serious injuries and had unfortunately passed away before paramedics had arrived. He was declared deceased on the scene.”

Lennox said a further five people had sustained various injuries and were stabilised on the scene before being transported to various hospitals.

The immediate cause of the collision was not known, but authorities were on the scene to investigate.

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