One person killed, multiple injured in Mount Edgecombe crash

ONE person was killed while multiple others were injured in a crash on Hillhead Drive in Mount Edgecombe on Friday morning (October 30).

According to KZN VIP Emergency Medical spokesperson, Gareth Naidoo, their teams were dispatched after receiving distress calls from passing motorists.

“On arrival, crews encountered a high impact collision involving a taxi and a second vehicle, with patients trapped in the wreckage. Sadly, one person sustained fatal injuries and was declared deceased on scene. Multiple taxi occupants and occupants of the second vehicle sustained injuries.

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“The Fire Department was called to assist with extrication while medics attended to the injured. Surviving patients were treated on scene before being transported to medical facilities,” he said.

Naidoo offered his condolences to the victim and added the circumstances leading up to the crash could not be confirmed at the time.

“We extend our heartfelt condolences to the family and loved ones of the deceased and wish those injured a steady recovery.”

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