2 young schoolchildren among 3 killed in Chatsworth crash
Three people, including two children, have died in a truck crash in Chatsworth, south of Durban.
Reports from the scene are that a fully loaded low-bed tow truck lost control on a bend on Main Road and slammed into four schoolchildren on Friday morning.
ALS paramedics spokesperson Garrith Jamieson says the vehicle was found lying on its roof.
"A total of five people were involved in this collision. Unfortunately, three occupants, including two small children aged approximately six and nine, have been declared deceased on the scene.
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"A further two children around 10 and 13 years had sustained major injuries and were treated on scene by advanced life support paramedics and were transported in a critical condition by ALS paramedics to a hospital."
Meanwhile, several government departments are offering assistance and support to the families of six children who died in a bus crash in northern KZN.
The vehicle overturned near the Hluhluwe Game Reserve on Tuesday.
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Thirty-four others and the driver were hurt.
The Mchitheki Secondary pupils, from grades 10 and 11, were travelling from Nongoma to Durban for an educational tour.
KZN Education says various teams are supporting the families by providing trauma counselling and assisting them with groceries and funeral arrangements.
