Two Durban detectives, were killed in a horrific accident involving a car and a truck at the intersection of Edwin Swales Drive and the N2 in Durban on Tuesday morning.
Garrith Jamieson, spokesperson for the Advanced Life Support Paramedics, said at about 5.30 am emergency services were called to the scene where they were "met with absolute carnage".
"A truck and a light motor vehicle had collided in that intersection. The truck had continued quite a while up the road where it came to rest on the Durban bound carriageway of the M7, Edwin Swales Drive,” he said.
Jamieson said the two police officers were found dead in their state vehicle.
It is believed that the police officers, a man and a woman were members of the Cato Manor detective branch and were on their way to work in a state vehicle when the crash occurred.
Jamieson said the truck driver was treated at the scene and then taken to hospital.
Motorists were advised on Tuesday morning to use alternative routes as traffic had backed up in the area.
Durban Avoid M7 at the N2 interchange A Fatal accident between a car and truck has claimed two lives
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