Watch | 3 trucks and 7 cars in massive pile-up crash on N3 east near Pavilion 20200914 215640

Durban – Ten people have been injured following a multi-vehicle pile-up accident on the N3 freeway eastbound just after Pavilion Mall below the Spine Road bridge, Durban on Monday night.

Life Response paramedics responded to reports of a serious collision on N3 under Spine road bridge shortly after 19h00.

Paramedics said that on arrival they found 3 trucks and 7 cars were involved in a serious accident.

There were 10 patients injured in the accident.

5 of the patients needed advanced life support interventions and 1 patient was placed on a manual ventilator.

All the patients were transported to various hospitals.

No fatalities were reported on the scene.

By 22h00 traffic was still heavily affected as the salvage operation was underway.