PHOTOS: N3 closed at Hammarsdale
The N3 freeway heading towards Durban has been closed to traffic after the ramp at Cato Ridge due to a crash near Hammarsdale.
Emergency services are on the scene of a serious crash on the N3 freeway in the vicinity of Hammarsdale, west of Durban.
Authorities say the carriageway heading towards the coast has been closed to traffic to allow a helicopter to land on the roadway.
Rescue Care's Garrith Jamieson says three trucks and two light motor vehicles were involved in the crash.
He says the pile-up occurred in the backlog of another incident involving a truck that was on fire after the Hammarsdale bridge.
"One person was entrapped in the wreckage for over an hour. Advanced life support paramedics called in the IPSS Black Eagle Helicopter to assist in transporting a seriously injured man to a hospital in Durban," said Jamieson.
Three other people were hurt. Jamieson says they were stabilised on scene and are currently being taken to hospital by ambulance.
IPSS/Black Eagle aeromedical helicopter has been activated to assist @rescuecare with accident on the N3 Hamersdale. @rescuecare @nccourier @FatalMoves @i_trafficKZN @TimesLIVE @jour_maine @News24 @ECR_Newswatch pic.twitter.com/aAKBKfUMIg
— IPSS Medical Rescue (@IPSSRescue) September 5, 2018
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