Johannesburg - Three men were killed in two truck accidents on the N3 South near Tweedie in KwaZulu-Natal, paramedics said on Thursday.
The initial accident left one man dead, and another accident caused by backed-up traffic killed two more.
The turmoil began when a truck lost control, overturned, and went down an embankment at around 07:00. A man was killed and another injured.
A second truck approaching the scene slowed down, and was rear-ended by a third truck, whose driver was critically injured.
"[One of his legs] was almost amputated in the accident," Netcare 911 spokesperson Chris Botha said.
According to ER24 spokesperson Derrick Banks, another accident then occurred: "A truck with four male occupants tried to avoid the backed-up cars and veered left into the emergency lane, side-swiping a stationary truck.
"The truck with the four occupants had its cabin ripped open and it caught alight. The two men in the cabin died on the scene."
The other two occupants sustained minor injuries.
The two occupants in the stationary truck were uninjured.
The N3 South remains severely obstructed.
Provided By: News 24
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