DURBAN - ONE person has died, while another sustained injuries following a multiple-vehicle collision on the Berea in Durban on Sunday morning.
ALS Paramedics Medical Services received multiple calls about a collision at the corner of Berea Road and Cleaver Road just before 3am today.
Upon arrival on the scene, the paramedics found that four vehicles had collided in the intersection, before one vehicle overturned.
Garrith Jamieson, spokesperson for ALS Paramedics, said that one person had been fatally injured.
“One person, a female believed to be in her thirties sustained fatal injuries and there was nothing more paramedics could do for her and she was declared deceased on the scene,” said Jamieson.
He added that one other person sustained minor injuries and was treated on the scene by paramedics, however declined further transportation to hospital.
The events leading up to the accident are not known at this stage, however, the South African Police Service (SAPS) were on the scene and will be investigating further.
Meanwhile, two people sustained moderate injuries following a motor vehicle collision on the R102 at the Canelands robots, in KZN on Saturday night.
According to Prem Balram, the spokesperson for Reaction Unit South Africa (Rusa), passing motorists contacted RUSA at about 8:40pm and informed them of a collision between a Nissan bakkie and another vehicle. Reaction Officers and Rusa Medics were immediately dispatched to the scene and on arrival located the two extensively damaged vehicles obstructing traffic.
He said that the driver of one of the vehicles fled the scene.
“It was alleged that the VW Polo was travelling on the R102 towards Tongaat when it T-boned the Nissan bakkie that was turning onto Vincent Dickinson Road. The driver of the VW Polo fled the scene for unknown reasons prior to the arrival of first responders,” said Balram.
He added that the passenger and driver of the vehicles were treated for their injuries.
“A passenger from the VW Polo and the driver of the Nissan bakkie were treated on scene for moderate injuries before being transported to hospital by ambulance,” concluded Balram.
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