KZN mayor hurt in N3 collision

LAUREN ANTHONY|Published

Msunduzi mayor, Chris Ndlela was involved in a collision on the N3 freeway, near Shongweni, on Monday morning. Ndlela's BMW and a municipality truck collided. He was seriously injured. Msunduzi mayor, Chris Ndlela was involved in a collision on the N3 freeway, near Shongweni, on Monday morning. Ndlela's BMW and a municipality truck collided. He was seriously injured.

Msunduzi mayor, Chris Ndlela, was seriously injured when the car he was travelling in collided with a municipality truck on the N3 near Shongweni on Monday morning.

ER24 spokeswoman, Luyanda Majija, said Ndlela’s white BMW crashed into a municipality maintenance truck travelling towards Durban.

“The mayor was seriously injured. His driver and bodyguard escaped with minor injuries. The three men were taken to Hillcrest Private Hospital.”

Majija said the two men in the truck were also seriously injured and taken to hospital.

A witness said: “I saw a medium-sized truck drive right across the highway and hit the car.”