Father's Day crash claims one life

One person sustained fatal injuries in a head-on collision between a VW Golf and a Nissan NP200 bakkie on the R102 near the Mtunzini BP garage early this morning (Sunday).
Mounties Ambulance paramedics who attended the scene could not access and attend to the seriously injured, entrapped driver of the Golf until the deceased passenger was extricated by the Fire & Rescue Department.
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One occupant in the Nissan was seriously injured and another received light injured.
Both had been flung into the windscreen and were taken to hospital after being treated on scene.
The northbound lane was closed to traffic for some time while the scene was cleared of debris.
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