One Killed One Critically Injured in Pinetown Crash

Just after 11:30pm on Monday evening ALS Paramedics responded to a serious crash on the N3 Pietermaritzburg bound near Richmond Road offramp in Pinetown. 

Paramedics arrived on the scene to find chaos and carnage as a car carrier had collided with a light motor vehicle before losing control and colliding with a bridge leaving the Truck Driver entrapped. On arrival Paramedics assessed the scene, the light motor vehicle driver, a male believed to be in his forties had unfortunately sustained major fatal injuries and there was nothing

Paramedics could do for him and he was declared deceased on the scene. The truck driver was found severely entrapped in the wreckage and immediately the Ethekweni Fire Department were dispatched to assist. 

The Ethekweni Fire Department worked for approximately Two Hours to free the severely entrapped driver whilst Advanced Life Support Paramedics worked to stabilize the man in the Truck Cabin. The man had sustained critical injuries and once freed was carefully extricated and placed into an awaiting ALS Paramedics Ambulance before being transported to a nearby Hospital for the further care that he required. 

At this stage the events leading up to the crash is unknown however SAPS were in attendance and will be investigating further.