One person killed, 1 critical after head-on collision in Durban
One person has died while another is recovering in hospital following a head-on collision on Sarnia Road, in Hillary in Durban, last night.
Details of the crash are still sketchy at this point. According to Rescue Care emergency services the accident scene was total carnage with one of the vehicles having rolled several times on impact before coming to rest on its roof.
The service's Garith Jamieson says the driver who was ejected from his vehicle died before they arrived after succumbing to his extensive injuries. Jamieson says the second driver was found trapped in his car.
"While paramedics stabilized the injured man putting him under a manual ventilator in the vehicle firefighters helped to free the man using Jaws of Life and other hydraulic equipment," he said.
"Once he was freed he was then transported to a nearby facility for further care the he required. At this point it is not exactly clear what caused the collision however SAPS were on scene and will be conducting a full investigation," Jamieson said.
(Photos: Rescue Care)