N3 crash near PMB claims two lives
Two people have been killed in a crash on the N3 near Pietermaritzburg.
A truck and a bakkie collided outside the city on the Southbound carriageway.
It's still unclear what caused the crash but initial reports from the scene are that the truck then veered off the freeway and down an embankment.
There has been a crash on the N3south bound, before PMB. Sadly 2people have sustained fatal injuries in the crash, which involved a truck&bakkie. 2pts were treated my paramedics. pic.twitter.com/iEceEBjgxI
— KZN EMS (@kznems) January 11, 2018
KZN Emergency Medical Services spokesperson - Robert Mckenzie says authorities are still on the scene.
"Paramedics worked together to treat two patients at the scene before transporting them through to hospital for continued medical care," he says.
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Meanwhile, Mckenzie says the injured passengers had to also be treated for bee stings on the side of the road.
"To hamper the rescue efforts further, there was a hive of bees that was disturbed when the crash occurred. Some of the patients were stung by the bees," he says.
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