BREAKING: One dead, five injured in N2 Tugela River bridge crash
Another passenger suffered a lower limb amputation
AN early morning crash on the N2 between Zinkwazi and the Tugela River Bridge has left at least one person dead and five injured.
A gold Volvo hatchback and a Hyundai bakkie collided head-on.
According to IPSS Medical Rescue’s Samantha Meyrick, they treated two critically injured patients while KZN EMS transported a third to hospital.
‘Both drivers were trapped in the vehicles and Mandeni and KwaDukuza fire departments worked together to extricate them.’
A passenger of the Hyundai in which four people were travelling was declared dead on scene, while another passenger suffered a lower limb amputation.
One man was sitting on the back of the bakkie and was flung clear, sustaining minor injuries.
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