Tragedy on the N3: Five lives lost, including two policemen, in devastating accident caused by reckless driving near Mariannhill Toll Plaza. The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Transport expresses condolences to the families and urges drivers to exercise caution on the roads.
Five people have lost their lives, including two police officers, in a horrific accident along the N3, just after the Mariannhill Toll Plaza between Durban and Pietermaritzburg. This incident took place when a reckless Polo driver caused the accident on the N3. A minibus taxi carrying 17 passengers, traveling to Ixopo, veered off the road and rolled down 50 meters down the embankment on the off-ramp at eShongweni.
Truck drivers who witnessed the accident have revealed that the taxi driver, who was trying to avoid the reckless Polo driver, lost control of his taxi. Traffic management and metro police from Durban are at the scene and will conduct an investigation.
KwaZulu-Natal spokesman for transport, Ndabezinhle Sibiya, says they will try to find the relatives of the deceased and wish to extend condolences. However, the injured passengers were taken to RK Khan Hospital for treatment. We express our deepest condolences to the families. He further says they are very concerned about the high number that they have of accidents in the province He also shared the number of accidents that have occurred.
● June 2021 – 902 road fatalities.
●June 2022 – 873 road fatalities.
●June 2023 – 833 road fatalities.
●June 2024 -923 road fatalities.
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