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Massive three-truck collision with KZN N3 West captured on rear-view footage, road worker nearly crushed

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Massive three-truck collision with KZN N3 West captured on rear-view footage, road worker nearly crushed

  • An earth-shattering collision between three heavy trucks on a KZN route was captured on rear-view footage
  • A video shows the moment an 18-wheeler collided with a moving multi-ton vehicle and another stationary vehicle
  • The chilling clip was viewed almost 460,000 times within 60 hours
Rear view footage shows a massive collision on the KZN N3 West between 3 trucks
Video has emerged of a horrific collision on the N3 West route in KZN between three heavy trucks. Images: @TrafficSA/ screenshots
Source: Twitter

CLIFFDALE – Another horrific crash on a KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) route, showing a collision between three trucks, was caught on camera.

The @TrafficSA X-page posted chilling rearview camera footage of a speeding 18-wheeler that became wedged between a stationary and moving truck.

Massive collision involving a KZN N3 West truck

The video The caption suggests the serious multi-vehicle crash occurred on the KZN N3 West route near Cliffdale, outdoors Durban West.

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The time stamp of the images shows that the accident took place on Sunday, November 2, 2024 at approximately 5:52 am.

Watch the video here.

It is striking that it is still clear outside, which is impossible weather conditions possible cause of the accident. Another striking detail is the high speed at which the colliding truck travels.

The 27-second clip starts with a calm view of the road. On the left, several cones can be seen on the hard shoulder, indicating that road works are taking place.

As the truck approaches and passes a stationary road construction vehicle, a man in safety gear can be seen outside on the hard shoulder.

A split second later, chaos erupts as the heavy vehicle swinging across the road collides with the back of and between the moving and stationary trucks.

The impact sends an explosion of debris and a pall of dark smoke into the sky before it clears, revealing the extent of the wreckage.

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At the same time, the man standing outside, who was blissfully unaware of the impending danger until the moment of impact, could be seen on the other side of the barricade, apparently on the ground.

Several colleagues surround him, including others climbing out of the emergency vehicle.

Meanwhile, the initially moving truck stopped while the third was out of sight. The chilling clip was viewed almost 460,000 times in the 60 hours since it was posted.

Dashcam shows 8 KZN youths crashing

In another chilling incident, images of the eight murdered young people a horrific crash on the N2 Mandeni in northern KZN on October 11, 2024.

The video, posted to the @VehicleTrackerz X page, appeared three days after another clip showed the group filming themselves getting ready to travel.

Source: Kort Nieuws