KZN Taxi driver killed in head-on crash after driving into oncoming traffic

2026-03-16 - 02:54

A taxi driver has been killed after driving in the oncoming traffic lane in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN). The head-on collision occurred on Saturday on the N3 Pietermaritzburg-bound near BP Oasis near Cato Ridge in KZN. Head-on crash ALS Paramedics spokesperson Garrith Jamieson said medics responded to the accident just before 11pm Paramedics arrived on the scene to find chaos and carnage as they found that a taxi, which had allegedly been driving contraflow in the fast lane on the National highway, had collided head-on with a bakkie.” ALSO READ: Five killed, 60 foreign nationals injured in Eastern Cape head-on crash Taxi driver killed Jamiesons said paramedics quickly assessed the scene and found both drivers entrapped in the wreckage. “Immediately, the eThekweni Fire Department was dispatched to assist. The taxi driver, a male believed to be in his thirties, had sustained fatal injuries, and unfortunately, there was nothing Paramedics could do for him, and he was declared deceased on the scene. “In the bakkie the two occupants had sustained serious injuries and whilst advanced life support paramedics worked to stabilize them they were cut free from the wreckage by the eThekweni Fire Department,” Jamieson said. Hospital Jamieson added that once freed, both patients were “carefully extricated” and transported to a nearby hospital for further care. “At this stage, the exact events leading up to this incident are unknown; however, Metro Police and Saps were in attendance and will be investigating further.” KZN fire Meanwhile, a massive industrial fire in KZN has been contained and stopped from spreading further to other areas, which may have caused severe damage. The blaze broke out in Hammarsdale and tore through Inkulu Pipe Solutions at Coveway Industrial Park on Sunday morning, leaving the facility completely gutted. eThekwini Fire Services said they received an emergency call at about 10:26am about the fire and immediately dispatched firefighting crews to the scene to battle the blaze. Despite the scale of the destruction, no injuries or fatalities were reported. ALSO READ: Nine schoolchildren injured in Durban scholar transport crash