Another detrimental accident in N3 highway

December 23, 2020

Yesterday there was a crash in N3 highway at Van Reenen’s Pass, and this morning there was a crash in N3 highway between Durban and Pietermaritzburg.

In today’s accident, a container fell off a truck hitting a minibus taxi, 2 people lost their lives and 12 were injured.

READ| N3 Van Reenen’s Pass just reopened following a detrimental crash

“It is believe that a container fell off a truck and landed on top of a fully-loaded minibus,” said the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Emergency Management Emergencies (EMS) spokesperson, Robert McKenzie.

[BREAKING NEWS] N3 closed between Durban and Pietermaritzburg. This after a container fell on a minibus taxi. Two dead and 12 injured. For more on this story tune in to #DStv403 pic.twitter.com/TE5S64a6B7
— eNCA (@eNCA) December 23, 2020

The accident let to having N3 high between Durban and Pietmaritzburg closed, this happens for the second time in a row, following yesterday’s detrimental crash.

“Two people have sustained injuries in this incident and paramedics have treated 12 patients at the scene,” added McKenzie.

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