This morning, a man was killed when his light motor vehicle collided with a truck on the N12 in Fochville.

ER24 paramedics arrived on the scene at 06h46 to find the truck and wrecked light motor vehicle in the middle of the road.

On closer inspection, medics found the truck driver walking around the scene. A man was seen lying trapped inside the car.

Medics assessed the patients and found that the truck driver had escaped injury while the man in the car had already succumbed to his injuries. Nothing could be done for him, and he was declared dead.

The exact details surrounding this incident are unknown but local authorities were on the scene for further investigations.