Durban - A 35-year-old waitress has lost her life after the car she was travelling in veered off the road and crashed into a tree along Watson Highway, oThongathi on Friday.
The waitress was travelling towards oThongathi in a private meter-taxi with a colleague when the incident happened. Paul Herbst of IPSS medical rescue said three people were in the vehicle when it crashed. Herbst said one person died on the scene. He said two others were critically injured.
The mangled wreckage of the Toyota Etios greeted emergency services and paramedics. The car was on its roof along Watson Highway.
"The Fire and emergency department had to use the jaws of life to get access to the two injured entrapped patients. The cause of the crash will be investigated by police." Herbst said.
One person has died and two others were critically injured when the car they were travelling veered off the road and crashed into a tree. Video by IPSS Medical Rescue
On Thursday, IPSS medical rescue attended to a collision where four people were injured on the N2 Tinley Manor. The vehicle rolled multiple times. Paul Herbst said the driver of the motor vehicle was travelling on the southbound lane when he allegedly lost control of his vehicle which crossed the centre median and rolled over.