An 11-year-old boy and a man in his early 30s were killed in separate accidents on the North Coast this morning.
The boy died following a single-car accident on the N2 near KwaDukuza, while the man was killed in a head-on collision near Mandeni.
At around 11am, the boy and his grandfather were driving south on the N2 near the KwaDukuza offramp.
“Reports from scene indicate that a vehicle travelling southbound lost control, resulting in it rolling multiple times before coming to rest on the embankment of the northbound lanes,” said IPSS Medical Rescue spokesperson, Samantha Meyrick.
The grandfather escaped with minor injuries, but the boy tragically did not survive the accident.
No other cars are believed to have been involved.
In the early hours of the morning, a head-on collision occurred on White Street, near Mandeni.
The accident resulted in the death of one man and five others were seriously injured, two of which were critical.
Rural Metro Fire teams worked to remove the injured from the wreckage before they were stabilised and sent to hospital.
Mandeni Saps will investigate the accident.
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