Two separate fatal crashes in KZN claims two lives

A child was hit and killed by a car in the KZN Midlands on Wednesday night. 

Netcare 911's Shawn Herbst says the seven-year-old girl died on the scene on a road - Tibouchina Drive, Cool Air in Dalton. 

"Reports from the scene indicate that a seven-year-old child was struck down by a light motor vehicle.

 "The child was assessed by paramedics on scene, however, showed no signs of life and was sadly declared deceased on the scene. SAPS are investigating." 

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At this stage, we don't know why the child had been on the road last night.

Then, on the KZN north coast on Thursday morning, a car collided with the back of a truck on the N2 north, just after Umhlali – in the early hours. 

IPSS Medical Rescue says four people from the car were hurt. A woman was ejected from the vehicle and died on the scene. 

Rescue teams used the jaws of life to free another woman from the wreckage. The truck driver wasn't injured.