Medi Response
Cases of culpable homicide have been opened following a fatal crash on the N3 near Mariannhill Toll Plaza.
A runaway truck ploughed into queuing traffic on Tuesday morning, colliding with several cars and trucks.
The heavy-duty vehicle crushed one of the cars and dragged it for several metres, killing its four occupants, all women. Three people were injured in the accident.
Police say at this stage, it appears the truck driver lost control.
The collision happened a day after two other accidents involving trucks claimed the lives of three people.
On Monday, a driver lost control of his truck on the N3 in Peacevale. He slammed into a bridge, resulting in the front cab coming off and coming to rest on a river bank some 20 meters down.
Netcare 911 says the driver was declared dead at the scene.
Earlier in the day, another driver also lost control of a lorry on Stockville Road in Mahogany Ridge. The vehicle rolled down an embankment resulting in the front cab being completely crushed.
The driver and a passenger were killed.
