DURBAN - A Durban driver was lucky to escape uninjured after his vehicle left the R102 roadway between Palmview and Phoenix Highway on Sunday and landed several metres down an embankment while trying to avoid hitting a pedestrian.
Reaction Unit South Africa(Rusa) spokesperson Prem Balram said the incident took place early on Sunday morning.
He said a passer-by contacted Rusa around 6.20am after he witnessed the accident.
Balram said upon arrival, Rusa members found a red Hyundai i10 approximately 50 metres down an embankment next to the south-bound lane.
“According to the driver, he avoided a pedestrian who ran across the road when he lost control of the car,” he said.
According to Balram, the driver was not injured.
Meanwhile, on Sunday evening on the KZN North Coast, three people were critically injured in a crash.
IPSS Medical Rescue's Dylan Meyrick reported that around 7pm, paramedics responded to the scene of an accident on the link road between the N2 and Mandeni.
Meyrick said on arrival, medics found that two vehicles had been involved in a head-on collision.
“IPSS medics treated four patients on scene, three of which were found to be in a critical condition and required advanced life support. Patients were stabilised on the scene before being transported to a nearby facility under the care of advanced life support,” he said.
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