Two men die in separate Durban crashes
Updated | By Shaun Ryan
Two men have died in two separate car crashes in Durban after suffering apparent medical conditions behind the wheel.
In one incident, a 33-year-old man died after the car he was driving crashed into a house in Escombe near Queensburgh today.
Rescue Care says his wife was injured in the crash and is being treated in hospital.
In the second accident, an elderly man crashed while driving in Durban North.
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Crisis Medical's Kyle van Reenen, says the man slammed into a street pole on Kenneth Kaunda Road.
Van Reenen says he died at the scene.
"Reports from the scene suggest that a 65-year-old male may have suffered a medical condition causing him to veer off the roadway with the vehicle going up stay-wire of a traffic light pole. The driver of the vehicle was found still seated in his vehicle. Unfortunately he sustained a fatal medical condition and there were no signs of life," he said.
Authorities are investigating the exact causes of both crashes.
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