Two women have tragically lost their lives in a multi-vehicle collision involving a heavy truck on the R614 near Tongaat, north of Durban.
Preliminary reports indicate that the victims were travelling in the same direction when their vehicles collided with the truck. The cause of the crash is still under investigation.
Prem Balram from Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) says emergency responders arrived to find one of the vehicles crushed beneath the truck, while another had overturned.
"Paramedics found two women deceased at the scene," said Balram. "One had been ejected from the vehicle, and the other was trapped in the wreckage."
A third person, found nearby, sustained serious injuries and was treated on site before being transported to hospital.
Authorities are investigating the circumstances surrounding the crash. Traffic was affected for several hours as emergency teams worked to clear the scene.