WATCH | Bakkie plunges off N3 and lands on taxi in Durban city centre

14 November 2020 - 14:19

By TimesLIVE

Image: Garrith Jamieson The taxi crushed by a bakkie that plunged off the N3 in Durban city centre on November 14 2020.

A bakkie entering the Durban city centre plunged off an elevated section of the N3 and landed upside down on a taxi loading passengers on Saturday afternoon.

A bakkie plunges off the N3 into a taxi at a rank in Pine Street, Durban, on November 14 2020. Video supplied by Garrith Jamieson. @TimesLIVE pic.twitter.com/0WOI39h096
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Rescue Care Paramedics MD Garrith Jamieson said at least one person was killed and others seriously injured in the “horrific” incident in Pine Street, near Cathedral Corner.

The bakkie that plunged off the N3 in Durban city centre on November 14 2020, crushing a taxi before bouncing off and landing on its roof.

Image: Garrith Jamieson The bakkie that plunged off the N3 in Durban city centre on November 14 2020, crushing a taxi before bouncing off and landing on its roof.

A video of the incident, time-stamped 1.17pm and supplied by Jamieson, showed debris falling on the taxi rank before the Toyota Hilux followed it, turning in midair and landing on the taxi.