A head-on collision near Kidds Beach on the R72 between a 30-ton horse-and trailer-truck and a sedan left the sedan driver dead and the truck driver critically injured on the R72 on Sunday morning.
The accident happened around at 6.30am.
When DispatchLIVE arrived on the scene, dozens of motorists and their passengers draped in ANC regalia were trapped for an hour in a traffic jam while emergency staff were clearing the scene.
Provincial traffic deputy director Charles Bramwell said the overtaking sedan heading towards the west crashed into the front right of the truck.
"The truck driver was alone in the truck. He sustained moderate injuries and was taken to St Dominics hospital. The driver of the Hyundai i20 was fatally injured."
One killed in R72 head-on collision
A head-on collision near Kidds Beach on the R72 between a 30-ton horse-and trailer-truck and a sedan left the sedan driver dead and the truck driver critically injured on the R72 on Sunday morning.
The accident happened around at 6.30am.
When DispatchLIVE arrived on the scene, dozens of motorists and their passengers draped in ANC regalia were trapped for an hour in a traffic jam while emergency staff were clearing the scene.
Provincial traffic deputy director Charles Bramwell said the overtaking sedan heading towards the west crashed into the front right of the truck.
"The truck driver was alone in the truck. He sustained moderate injuries and was taken to St Dominics hospital. The driver of the Hyundai i20 was fatally injured."
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