The police in KwaZulu-Natal have launched a manhunt for the truck driver that crashed into at least 36 vehicles on the M41 in Durban on Monday morning, after he fled from the accident scene.
THE POLICE in KwaZulu-Natal have launched a manhunt for the driver of a truck that crashed into 36 vehicles on the M41 in Durban on Monday morning.
The DFA previously reported that a pregnant woman had to be airlifted from the scene while two more people were critically injured.
Police confirmed 16 people were treated at the scene.
Kyle van Reenen, of Emer-G-Med, said several emergency services agencies rushed to the scene at the M41 onramp to the M4 highway just before 8am.
When emergency teams arrived they found mayhem, he said. According to reports, a fully-laden truck ploughed into multiple vehicles. The nature of the truck’s cargo has not yet been confirmed.
“The eThekwini Fire Department has secured the scene until confirmation is made that it is safe,” Van Reenen said
Speaking to the SABC, eThekwini metro police spokesperson Boysie Zungu said the truck driver fled.
“According to information I have received, the driver of the truck is nowhere to be found. He fled the scene. That on its own is a crime,” Zungu said.
He added while the matter was under investigation, brake failure was believed to have been the cause of the crash.
