Accidents

Driver killed in rollover

KwaZulu-Natal: Early Sunday morning Netcare 911 responded to a collision on the M4 near the Simbithi Eco-Estate in Ballito North of Durban.

Reports indicate that the driver of a light motor vehicle lost control resulting in a rollover, crashing through the safety barrier, leaving the road and slamming into a tree down an embankment.

Driver killed in rollover

The vehicle that was only being kept in place by a few small branches was stabilised using a cable by Big Show Towing, allowing crews to assess the scene.

The patient, an adult male had been ejected from the car during the rollover and was found by the Ethekwini Fire and Rescue Services in the bushes further away.

Driver killed in rollover

Sadly the driver, also the only occupant on board had sustained fatal injuries.

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