A man in his 40s lost his life and four others were injured in a head-on collision between a taxi and a light motor vehicle on Mthoko Mkhize Drive in Hammarsdale, west of Durban, early Tuesday morning.
The crash occurred just before 5:30am. Emergency services responded swiftly, with multiple ambulances dispatched to the scene.
One of the drivers was found trapped in the wreckage and had suffered fatal injuries. Four other individuals from both vehicles sustained varying degrees of injuries and were transported to hospitals in Pietermaritzburg for treatment.
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The cause of the collision remains unknown, and police have launched an investigation.