Multi-vehicle pile-up: KZN police probe a case of reckless and negligent driving, driver on the run | News24

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At least 22 people sustained injuries, ranging from moderate to serious, after a truck ploughed into multiple vehicles on the M41 highway in KwaZulu-Natal, heading towards the M4 in Umhlanga on Monday morning. | NkoRaphael

A crash on the M41 highway in KwaZulu-Natal involving a truck and 49 other vehicles has left more than 20 people injured.KZN police say the driver is on the run and a case of reckless and negligent driving has been opened.

Advanced Life Support paramedics spokesperson Garrith Jamieson said patients were treated on scene by paramedics before being taken to various Durban hospitals. Hlomuka said if investigations revealed that the truck was not roadworthy, the truck owner could also face charges.Nkosikhona Duma KZN police spokesperson, Thenjiswa Ngcobo, said the truck driver had fled and had not been found by Monday afternoon.A witness described the scene as “scary”.

 

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