WATCH : Another horrific truck crash on KZN road

Six vehicles, including four trucks, were involved in a horrific crash on Monday morning.

"Two people sustained serious injuries, including one of our officers at Ulundi station, because there was a primary accident and thereafter there was secondary accident involving six vehicles, a bakkie, SUV and four trucks. Four of the vehicles caught alight,” says Zinhle Mngomezulu from the Road Traffic Inspectorate. 

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Mngomezulu says the accident has closed the road in the northern KZN area with no alternative routes available. 

A video of the crash - shows bystanders and local authorities standing by the first two-truck collision. Moments later the bystanders and officers are seen running away in a frenzy seconds before a truck burst through the accident scene. 

The secondary crash saw four vehicles burst into flames.  

The crash came at the same time as a community protest further down the road. 

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Mngomezulu says the community was protesting against trucks travelling on the R34. 

"This was a bit far away from the scene of the accident, it was an area called eMakhosini.”

Local authorities were on scene guiding traffic.