A heavy-goods truck driver was declared dead on-scene following a freak accident on the Umgeni Road flyover to the N2 national highway on Tuesday morning.
Rescue Care paramedics’ Kyle van Reenen said: “Emergency services arrived on the scene to find a container truck had crashed into the barrier with its trailer overturned. On further investigation it was ascertained that in the force of the collision, the driver of the vehicle was ejected through the front windshield and over the bridge onto the highway below,” he said. He added that paramedics found the man to have sustained fatal injuries and he was declared deceased on arrival. The cause of the crash is not yet known. The relevant authorities are investigating.
