A man has died after his vehicle was crushed by a tipper-truck transporting tar.
The accident took place on Tuesday afternoon on the R102 on the KwaZulu-Natal north coast.
Reaction Unit South Africa said the accident took place at the Vincent Dickenson Road robots in Canelands.
Prem Balram said they received multiple calls for assistance and arrived on the scene just before 4pm.
“Rusa members discovered a Mercedes-Benz tip-truck lying on its side on top of a white Toyota Hilux bakkie.
“A man was crushed between both vehicles.”
He said the truck driver was not injured.
“It is alleged the truck was traveling in the direction of Tongaat from Verulam when its brakes failed.
“The driver attempted to veer off the road but struck a Toyota Fortuner before colliding into the white Toyota Hilux bakkie that experienced mechanical failure.
“The driver of the bakkie was attempting to repair his vehicle when the truck collided and crushed him between both vehicles.”
He said the entrapped man was finally freed.
“Despite efforts from paramedics, the man was declared deceased following head, facial and chest injuries.”
KZN police spokesperson Colonel Robert Netshiunda said a case of culpable homicide was opened for investigation.
"It is alleged a truck driver allegedly collided with another vehicle, lost control of a truck and crashed into another vehicle.
"A 50-year-old driver was confirmed dead at the scene. Reports indicate that the deceased was fixing his vehicle on the R102 & Vincent Dickenson Road when the truck fell onto his vehicle."
There has been a spate of road accidents in Durban this week.
On Monday, two taxi accidents, one on the M1 Higginson Highway, and the other in the Durban CBD left over 20 people injured.
On the M4, one man lost his life in a horrific crash near the Broadway offramp.
ALS Paramedics arrived to find a light motor vehicle and a truck collided, obstructing the freeway.
“Paramedics assessed the scene and found that a male believed to be in his 30s had sustained major injuries and unfortunately there was nothing paramedics could do for him and he was declared deceased on the scene,” said spokesperson Garrith Jamieson.
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