Driver trapped following Pietermaritzburg N3 crash

Driver trapped following Pietermaritzburg N3 crash

Authorities were working on Friday afternoon to free a driver from the wreckage of a truck on the N3 near Ashburton.

Two trucks, car involved in crash near Ashburton
Midlands EMS

It's understood two heavy-duty vehicles and a car were involved in an accident near the Market Road offramp.


The roadway has been closed.


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"One driver is still severely entrapped in the truck and we are attempting to extricate," says Midlands EMS spokesperson, Roland Robertson.


"A helicopter has landed on the N3 southbound towards Durban to airlift the driver once he is free."


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