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Rescue personnel had to use a heavy duty tow truck to lift the trailer and load of copper off the vehicle, in the accident on the M7
A female driver believed to be in her 50s has been killed in a multiple truck and vehicle crash on the M7 towards the Bluff near the N2 intersection, in Durban. According to emergency services, a truck carrying what is believed to be copper plates lost control and collided with approximately four vehicles before overturning onto a light motor vehicle.
The truck driver and two other occupants sustained minor injuries and were treated on the scene.
Truck accident on the M7, Bluff-bound at the N2 interchange.https://t.co/WlyCiA3NRn#ArriveAlive #TruckCrash @AlsParamedics pic.twitter.com/wOKZ2zqGYY
— Arrive Alive (@_ArriveAlive) April 29, 2026
“The eThekweni Fire Department used the Jaws of Life to cut the Truck driver free. Once freed, he was transported to a nearby hospital with minor injuries. Rescue personnel then had to use a heavy duty tow truck to lift the trailer and load of copper off the vehicle. There was unfortunately nothing Paramedics could do for her and she was declared deceased on the scene. The scene was then handed over to South African Police Service (SAPS),” say Paramedic, Garrith Jamieson.
Jamieson says the M7 Durban Bound was closed for hours whilst emergency personnel worked on the scene.
