Two dead and dozens injured in three separate KZN crashes
ALS Paramedics Garrith Jamieson said a truck and bus collided on the M25 near the KwaMashu off-ramp just before 7am. It is alleged the Durban-bound truck lost control and veered across the centre median colliding with the bus.
Paramedics found multiple casualties.
'A triage was done and 35 people were found to have sustained various injuries. The truck driver, a male believed to be in his 50s, was found entrapped in the wreckage with major injuries,' said Jamieson.
The man was declared dead at the scene.
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