Four dead in crash on N2 in KZN

Four people died during an accident on the N2 near Fairbreeze, outside Tongaat, on Saturday.
Four people died during an accident on the N2 near Fairbreeze, outside Tongaat, on Saturday.
Image: IPSS Medical

Four people died in an accident on the N2 near Fairbreeze, outside Tongaat, in KwaZulu-Natal on Saturday.

IPSS Medical Rescue responded to the collision between two light motor vehicles and a truck.

“Reports from the scene appear to indicate a light motor vehicle with two occupants collided with another light motor vehicle with a family of five. One of the vehicles then veered into the path of an oncoming truck,” it said.

Two patients sustained serious injuries and were transported to hospital.

A third patient with critical injuries was stabilised, before being airlifted by the Netcare 911 helicopter to a hospital.

An IPSS spokesperson said four people died at the scene.

The road was closed for several hours.

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