Truck ploughs into bakkie on N2, killing one
Updated | By Lauren Beukes
A man has been killed on the N2 after a truck crashed into a bakkie that broke down near the KwaMashu Highway.
The circumstances surrounding Friday morning's crash will be investigated.
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Reports from the scene indicate that mechanics were trying to repair the vehicle, in the emergency lane, on the northbound side when a heavy articulated logging truck ploughed into it.
"A male approximately forty years of age was found to have sustained fatal injuries and was declared dead on arrival of paramedics," says Emer-G-Med's Kyle van Reenen.
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Four other men, treated for injuries ranging from minor to moderate, have been taken to hospital.
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