M7 Durban-bound Crash Leaves One Dead After Truck Carrying Bakkie Crashes Into Delivery Truck
- A tragic accident on the M7 Durban-bound before the Belville off-ramp in KwaZulu-Natal left at least one person dead
- Advanced Life Support (ALS) Paramedics Director Garrith Jamieson confirmed that the crash involved two trucks
- The area around the accident scene remains closed as authorities clean up the area and investigations get underway
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Byron Pillay, a Briefly News journalist, has dedicated a decade to reporting on the South African political landscape, crime, and social issues. He worked as a newspaper journalist for 10 years before transitioning to online.
KWAZULU-NATAL – One person has been declared deceased following a horrific accident on the M7 Durban-bound.
The accident, which occurred before the Belville offramp, is said to have involved two trucks. The accident happened in the morning of 30 March 2026, and the area remains closed.
Truck carrying a bakkie crashes into another truck
According to Advanced Life Support (ALS) Paramedics Director Garrith Jamieson, paramedics arrived on scene to find that one truck had crashed into the back of a second truck. The second truck had reportedly broken down before the accident.
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The first truck, a flatbed tow truck, was carrying a 1400 bakkie before it smashed into the back of a delivery truck. The crash left many with the impression that the bakkie had careened into the side of a truck.
Passenger killed following collision
Jamieson also confirmed that a passenger of the flatbed tow truck suffered fatal injuries and was declared deceased at the scene.
The driver of the truck sustained moderate injuries in the accident and was transported to the hospital. Motorists have been advised to avoid the area as some secondary collisions have since occurred because of the original crash.
The roads around the accident scene remain closed, and investigations are underway into the cause of the crash.
South Africans react to the crash
Social media users weighed in on the crash, with many people wondering how the bakkie appeared to have crashed into the truck.
Mumja Yesa asked:
“Just a quick question. How does this happen? Was the van flying and ran out of fuel?”
Johnny Homan questioned:
“Yoh, how did he manage that one?”
Sanet Fourie queried:
“When are they going to cut trees and bushes on that freeway?”
Debbie Nash recalled:
“No warning of a truck breakdown as you come around the corner. We nearly hit it, too. Lives lost due to bad visibility. Emergency cones should have been put around the corner, so that drivers were made aware.”
Anand Pam Ragavan exclaimed:
“Wow. It looks like a movie scene. A speedy recovery to those injured.”
Tam Muller explained:
“The rollback was transporting the NP200 when the rollback hit a truck, causing the bakkie to move on the back.”
Other fatal accidents involving trucks in KZN
Briefly News reported that there have been several accidents on the country's roads in which trucks were involved.
- Four people were killed in a horrific collision on the N3 near Bergville in KwaZulu-Natal in August 2025.
- One person was confirmed dead following a multi-vehicle collision on the N3 highway in September 2025.
- Two people were killed when a car and a truck collided on the M7 Pinetown-bound before the N2 Bridge, leaving the Bluff.
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