A side tipper trucker is lucky to have escaped with his life in a crash on the N3 Durban bound carriageway just before Ashburton on Wednesday morning.
The truck driver lost control of his vehicle and it went from the southbound carriageway to the northbound carriageway, causing the truck to overturn.
When Kwazulu Private Ambulance Service responded to the crash scene between Market road and Ashburton they found out that one adult male had been injured.
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The patient was treated on the scene before being transported to the hospital for further treatment.