Eighteen killed in horrific N3 crash in KZN

N3 crash

Cape Town — The Kwa-Zulu Natal (KZN) Department of Transport confirmed that 18 people died in a multi-car accident on the N3 at Van Reenen’s Pass.

The department revealed that a minibus taxi, a truck and light motor vehicle were involved in the collision that occurred between 8:30pm and 9pm on Monday on the route from KZN to Gauteng, The Citizen reported.

It is believed that 13 adults and five children died in the accident, with a small baby also left seriously injured after the crash. The N3 remains closed to traffic and the Tugela and Tugela East plazas were closed at the time of the crash.

The N3 Toll Concession (N3TC) spokesperson, Thania Dhoogra, said traffic was stacked between the Pyramids Motel and Van Reenen Town while emergency services attended to the scene.

According to Dhoogra, traffic was heavily backed up and there were reports of poor weather, heavy mist and dangerous driving conditioons.

“Please reduce speed and remain extra cautious on the roads,” Dhoogra said.

“We wish to send our deepest condolences to the families of the victims. I have requested a comprehensive report from our dedicated RTI team. We issued a statement today indicating that since last night, we have noticed an increase in road accidents along the N3, N2 and other routes as a result of heavy rainfall,” Duma said.
Duma said plans were put in place to ensure that there is extra safety precautions on the roads and said that, since the neginning of the year, more than 10 people have died on the roads.
“Working with a team from the national department of Human Settlements, we are currently intervening in municipalities where heavy rainfall and strong winds resulted in the destruction of houses,” he said.

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