Five others in the two-vehicle collision are in a critical condition, with authorities urging motorists to drive cautiously
.The KwaZulu-Natal government is pleading for caution as the province endures more rough weather.
This comes after three people died in an accident along the N2 near the Fairbreeze mine and KwaGingindlovu on the route to Richards Bay.Two vehicles are believed to have collided in the late afternoon rain, leaving five people in critical condition, while three suffered fatal injuries. “Our team from Road Traffic Inspectorate have closed off the Durban bound lane allowing traffic to flow on Empangeni bound fast lane,” confirmed Ndabazinhle Sibiya, spokesperson for the MEC for transport.“Earlier on, we issued a statement indicating that in view of the grumpy weather and predicted heavy rainfall, our teams from the RTI across KwaZulu-Natal are on full alert and patrolling freeways and byways,” stated Sibiya.
The province can expect cloudy and cool weather with scattered widespread showers and thundershowers in the extreme north-east. The wind along the coast will be a moderate to fresh easterly to northeasterly, reaching strong at times in the south.
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