Two killed in N2 Prospecton crash
Two people have died in a road crash near Isipingo, south of Durban.
A bakkie and a truck collided on the N2 highway at Prospecton.
The occupants - a man and woman in their 40s - of the bakkie died on the scene.
Paramedics say the driver of the truck was injured.
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"Paramedics arrived on scene to find total carnage. Both occupants of the bakkie - a male and a female - sustained major injuries and unfortunately, on arrival of paramedics, there was nothing more they could do for the patients and they were declared deceased on scene," Rescue Care's Garrith Jamieson said.
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Officials say traffic in the northbound carriageway is also moving slow due to rubbernecking.
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