Traffic delays following N3 truck crash
KZN Emergency Medical Services say at least three people have been seriously hurt in this morning's truck crash on the N3 near Estcourt.
Three trucks crashed near the Loskop interchange with all vehicles bursting into flames.
Emergency services have since managed to extinguish the fire.
The crash forced the closure of the southbound carriageway in the vicinity of the Loskop interchange. Authorities say there are fatalities - but the number cannot yet be confirmed.
KZN Emergency Medical Services's Robert Mckenzie says authorities are busy clearing the scene.
Motorists travelling from Joburg towards Durban are being diverted through Estcourt and back on to the N3 at Midway.
Lastest update (16h17) - Recovery in progress on the N3 Southbound. Traffic passing scene on the centre median. Authorities are appealing for patience.
11h00 #TruckFireUpdate: N3 5 22.4 S. Estcourt. S/B closed. Diversion in place. HMV'S stacked. LMV'S diverted via Estcourt CBD back @ Midway.
— N3 Toll Concession (@N3Route) June 29, 2017
3trucks inv in a crash on the N3south near the Loskop flyover near Estcourt. Rd closed. 3pts treated by paramedics. pic.twitter.com/NXWLbyBxUW
— KZN EMS (@kznems) June 29, 2017
Yup. 3 Trucks on fire. pic.twitter.com/U4Lz6Pw0pq
— Stan Bezuidenhout (@StanfromIBF) June 29, 2017
