Two people have been killed and one person critically injured in a horrific truck collision on Pine Street and Gardiner Street in Durban CBD just before 3am on Sunday morning.
ALS Paramedics Medical Services arrived on the scene to find total carnage after a truck and a private passenger vehicle had collided in the intersection before the truck overturned. Advanced Life Support Paramedics quickly assessed the scene and found that two males believed to be in there thirties had sustained major injuries and there was nothing more Paramedics could do for them and they were both declared deceased on the scene.
One person was found to be severely entrapped in his vehicle and Advanced Life Support Paramedics worked to stabilize the man in the vehicle while the Durban Fire Department used the Jaws of Life and other hydraulic equipment to try and extricate the patient.
Once freed the man was loaded into an awaiting ambulance and rushed to a nearby Durban Hospital for the urgent care that he required. One other person sustained serious injuries and was stabilized on the scene by Advanced Life Support Paramedics before been transported to a nearby Durban Hospital for the further treatment that he required.
At this stage the events leading up to the collision are unknown however SAPS were on the scene and will be investigating further.
Two people have been killed and one person critically injured in a horrific truck collision in Durban CBD https://t.co/5nBde3QnRG#ArriveAlive @AlsParamedics @TruckAndFreight pic.twitter.com/KAOkp7fnbS
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