It is alleged that the truck lost control and ploughed into the vehicles at the intersection before colliding into a pillar.
JOHANNESBURG - One person has died and three others critically injured in what emergency workers have described as a horror crash in Durban.
The accident, which happened on the M7 East Bound under the N2 Bridge around 11 am on Saturday morning, involved a truck and stationary vehicles.Paramedics said the impact was so severe that the truck's engine landed some distance from the truck, with the driver found ejected with multiple critical injuries.Two passengers in the truck were found trapped in the wreckage and the Durban Fire Department worked to free them.
The second passenger was placed on a manual ventilator before being transported to a nearby hospital for further care.
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