M41 accident

A stretch of the M41 in Umhlanga, north of Durban, resembled a scrapyard on Monday morning after a fully laden truck ploughed into 46 vehicles in peak-hour ...

A pregnant woman has been airlifted to hospital from the scene of Monday morning's horrific M41 pile-up in Umhlanga.

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Miraculously, no deaths have been reported in the 30+ car pile-up.

IPSS Medical Rescue’s Samantha Meyrick said they were unable to confirm the exact number of injured. Samantha Meyrick of IPSS Medical Rescue said the driver had been treated for moderate injuries. The driver of the truck reportedly came to a standstill further down along the M41, after rolling down the side of the road.

DURBAN North SAPS and Metro Police have confirmed that the driver of the truck, which allegedly lost control and crashed into more than 45 vehicles on the ...

The road was still closed for seven hours to allow emergency workers to clear the scene as well as to complete their investigations. The road is still closed to allow emergency workers to clear the scene as well as to complete their investigations. The driver is facing three charges, including reckless and negligent driving, fleeing the scene of an accident, and the failure to ascertain the nature and extent of any injury sustained by any person.

The multiple vehicle crash took place on the M41 highway in the Umhlanga Ridge area, around 7am on Monday. Video ...

The rest of the patients were treated and transported by various other private services.” In a another accident, three people were killed when a truck failed to stop and collided with a car on the R71 in the Mankweng area. According to emergency services, a truck lost control and ploughed into approximately 36 vehicles. “Two of the seriously injured patients were stabilised on scene and transported to hospital under the care of an IPSS Advanced Life Support paramedic. “On arrival of paramedics it was discovered that a taxi had collided with a traffic light pole resulting in four people sustaining severe injuries and a further 11 people sustaining injuries ranging from moderate to minor,” Arrive Alive said in a In a separate incident, at least 15 people were left injured in a crash on the the M25 near KwaMashu.

The spokesperson for the Durban Metro police, Superintendent Boysie Zungu, said the accident was caused by a big truck, which swerved between the vehicles.

Many had been transported privately before to the arrival of emergency services,” he said. It had rolled over and landed on what seemed to be a private property, spilling a black powder-like substance, the nature of which has not been disclosed. He added that brake failure was believed to have been the cause of the crash.

At least 47 vehicles have been involved in a horrific crash on the M41 highway near Umhlanga in Durban.

Major multiple-vehicle-crash between a truck and other vehicles on the M4 near the M41 interchange, March 6, 2023. eThekwini Metro Police spokesperson ...

“I was stationary on the left lane and as normal I looked in the mirror and I could see cars were flying left and right. In another first-hand account, motorist Ryan Basdew explains what he saw seconds before the truck hit the vehicles: “Next thing we hear a truck approaching and I see people in their cars from the passenger seat try to jump to the driver’s seat cause they were scared. We could see in the rearview mirror, cars were piling up against each other.”

A stretch of the M41 in Umhlanga, north of Durban, resembled a scrapyard on Monday morning after a fully laden truck ploughed into 46 vehicles in peak-hour ...

“The eThekwini fire department has secured the scene until confirmation is made that it is safe,” he said. “This road is still closed and the Durban SA Police Service's accident unit is in attendance, investigating the events that led up to this terrible crash,” he said. “It is reported that the number of vehicles involved in this collision is 45 — and then the truck supposedly proceeded further down and collided with a taxi.”

Many people were injured when a truck ploughed into at least 15 vehicles on the M41 in Umhlanga, north of Durban on Monday morning.

Durban North SAPS spokesperson Captain Raymond Deokaran confirmed that the driver arrived at the station at 22:00 on Monday evening to hand himself into custody ...

He will be detained at the Durban North police station and is due to appear in the Durban Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday,” he said. Those transporters – or any road user, for that matter – who choose to be non-compliant, eg, unroadworthy/dangerous vehicles and/or badly skilled drivers, need to be held liable and culpable. South Africa cannot afford this,” the association said in a statement.

The driver of a truck which slammed into 46 vehicles on the M41 in Umhlanga handed himself to the police on Monday night.

The driver fled the scene after his vehicle ploughed into multiple vehicles at 8am during peak traffic on Monday morning. The driver of a truck which slammed into 46 vehicles on the M41 in Umhlanga handed himself to the police on Monday night. KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson Const Thenjiswa Ngcobo said the 23-year-old was expected to appear in court soon.