Durban – One person has been killed and two others sustained severe injuries after their car crashed into a concrete pillar in the centre medium along the N3.
The collision occurred on Monday afternoon between Paradise Valley Bridge and Richmond Road, in Pinetown.
ALS Paramedics said when they arrived on the scene just after 15:00 they found “total carnage”.
A bakkie had veered off the N3 Highway and collided with a concrete pillar in the centre medium.
“Paramedics assessed the scene and found that one occupant had been ejected from the vehicle,” said ALS Paramedics.
“He had sustained major injuries and unfortunately there was nothing more Paramedics could do for him and he was declared deceased on the scene.
ALS Paramedics said two other occupants of the vehicle had sustained severe injuries.
They were stabilised on the scene before being rushed to the Ahmed Al Khadi Private Hospital.
