Devastating scenes played out on the N3 highway between Johannesburg and Durban after a multi-car accident left several dead and dozens seriously injured.
N3 accident: What’s the death toll?
Disturbing images and videos from the scene of the accident involving at least 20 vehicles surfaced on social media on Monday afternoon.
While details are stick sketchy, a statement from uMngeni Deputy Mayor Sandile Mnikathi confirmed that the multi-car collision “left many people seriously injured and some have been killed.”
According to the deputy mayor, the highway was cordoned off to traffic travelling between Pietermaritzburg and Codara and motorists heading to Johannesburg, from Durban, ought to avoid the route at all costs.
“The area is very misty and the long weekend traffic has also made things worse,” Mnikhathi said.
The cause of the devastating N3 accident remains unknown at this stage of reporting. Moreover, emergency officials have yet to reveal the total death toll in the multi-car pile-on.
This is a developing story.
Take a look at images and videos of the accident that surfaced on social media:
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