Two people were killed, and one person was left critically injured after the vehicle they were travelling in split in two after crashing into a tree in Mount Edgecombe, KwaZulu-Natal.

Members of Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) were called out to the scene around 6pm on Tuesday after motorists witnessed the vehicle veer off the road.

“On arrival, Reaction Officers discovered a white Mazda 323 down an embankment. The driver sustained minor injuries, and two passengers were pronounced deceased. Paramedics from RUSA & KZN VIP extracted the third male from the mangled wreckage,” said RUSA.

According to RUSA, the driver of the vehicle informed officers that he was travelling at high speed from Durban to Everest Heights when he lost control of the car.

It was said that he further confirmed that he had consumed alcohol prior to the accident.

In another recent accident in KZN, five people, including a five-year-old child, tragically lost their lives in a horrific road accident along Rookdale Road in Bergville on the morning of Sunday, August 3.

According to reports, the crash, which occurred in the Okhahlamba Local Municipality, left one of the vehicles engulfed in flames, with one victim burned beyond recognition.

Search and rescue teams, along with firefighters, were dispatched to the scene. 

The identities of the victims have not yet been confirmed, and the cause of the crash remains under investigation.

KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Transport and Human Settlements, Siboniso Duma, has extended condolences and pledged government support to the bereaved families.

“We express our deepest condolences to the families of the victims,” Duma said.

“I have sent a team from my office and the department to ensure that they locate the families of the victims of this horrific accident.”

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