PMB fatal accident claims six lives
Six people have been killed in a crash involving a taxi and a car in the Pietermaritzburg area this morning.
Emergency services say the vehicles collided head-on in Linwood Drive.
Netcare911's Chris Botha says medics are still busy on scene.
"They triaged all the patients and found that six people have tragically died. There's seven people with serious injuries and four that escaped with minor injuries.
"Paramedics have stabilized the patients on scene and will be transporting them to a nearby hospital for further care," he said.
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Botha says the four women and two men who passed away had all been travelling in the taxi.
It's unclear what caused the crash.
Additional to that, a man has been critically hurt after being hit by a train near Ulundi in northern KZN.
The man was struck at about 10pm yesterday. The exact circumstances around the incident are unknown.
KZN Emergency Medical Services says the 30-year-old man had to be rescued from beneath the train.
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