A Truck Driver was killed and two (2) passengers were injured after a truck left the R614 in Esembe – KZN today (Friday, 07/08/2026).
The Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) Operations Centre received a call for assistance at approximately 12:23. Reaction Officers and Paramedics from multiple ambulance services responded to the scene near Esembe Secondary School.
The RUSA Robinson R44 Helicopter was rerouted from a school event in La Lucia – KZN to scout the accident scene and assist the responding ground crew in locating (video to follow).
It was established that the truck was travelling from Ballito to Ladysmith in KZN to collect work equipment. According to the passengers, the driver attempted to apply the brakes while approaching a T-junction, but the braking system allegedly failed.
The truck left the roadway, travelled several meters down an embankment and crashed through an electric fence before coming to a stop. The was entrapped in the wreckage while the two (2) passengers sustained injuries of varying severity.
Paramedics assessed the occupants and declared the driver deceased. The injured passengers were stabilised before being transported to a medical facility.
Firefighters are on scene and in the process of recovering the driver’s body from the wreckage
Truck Driver Killed After Brake Failure: Esembe – KZNhttps://t.co/vcPCsE7rWc#ArriveAlive #TruckCrash pic.twitter.com/k8UTEtQl57
– Arrive Alive (@_ArriveAlive) August 7, 2026
