Five people have been killed and eleven critically injured after two trucks and a taxi collided on the N3 opposite the Pavilion Mall in Durban.
The exact detail as to how the accident happened will remain a subject for police investigation and comment.
Netcare911 paramedics worked alongside various emergency services on scene.
Five people were declared dead on scene while eleven people sustained serious injuries.
All injured were stabilised on scene and thereafter transported to a nearby hospital for further medical care.
This accident happened this afternoon at 17h00.