Six killed in KZN crash

902 A crime scene expert takes pictures of the scene on 7th street in Linden where 3 men tried to hijack a woman after a chase with the police that started in Robindale. 190208. Picture: Bongiwe Mchunu

902 A crime scene expert takes pictures of the scene on 7th street in Linden where 3 men tried to hijack a woman after a chase with the police that started in Robindale. 190208. Picture: Bongiwe Mchunu

Published Jul 30, 2014

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Durban - Six people died and three others were critically injured when a bakkie overturned near Swartberg, in south western KwaZulu-Natal, paramedics said on Wednesday.

The bakkie overturned on Tuesday night on the R617 between Underberg and Swartberg, emergency medical services spokesman Robert Mckenzie said.

Four people died on the scene and two others died on arrival at a hospital in Kokstad.

“Patients who had sustained serious and critical injuries were treated on scene before being rushed to hospital.”

The cause of the accident was not known. - Sapa

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