Two crashes on N3 leave 1 dead and 6 injured
26 August 2018 | From Arrive Alive
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In two separate accidents on the N3 Durban Bound just after Richmond Road has left Six people injured and one person deceased on Sunday afternoon.
Just after 13:30 Rescue Care Paramedics arrived on the scene to find that a single vehicle had overturned coming to rest on the side of the busy highway. Six occupants had sustained various injuries and were stabilised on the scene by Advanced Life Support Paramedics before being transported to various Durban Hospitals for the further care that they required.
Whilst the recovery was underway a secondary collision just after 3pm occurred when a Biker lost control coming to rest in the centre medium. Advanced Life Support Paramedics arrived on scene to find the man in Cardiac Arrest. Despite resuscitation efforts the mans injuries were to severe and he passed away at the scene. The man was believed to be in his fifties.
At this stage the events leading up to the two collisions is unknown however SAPS and RTI were in attendance and will be investigating further.
Kind Regards,
Garrith Jamieson
Operations Director
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