Dozens of vehicles wrecked in pile-up on South African motorway


A general view of the scene of a multi-vehicle crash on the M41 freeway in Umhlanga, Durban, South Africa, March 6, 2023. REUTERS/Rogan Ward

UMHLANGA, South Africa (Reuters) - Nearly 50 vehicles lay strewn across a motorway near the South African town of Umhlanga in KwaZulu-Natal province on Monday, after a truck caused a massive pile-up during morning traffic.

There were no immediate reports of deaths from the scene of the accident, but pictures and video of trashed cars made the road look like a junk yard.

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