LISTEN | Death toll rises to 7 after tanker crash and explosion on N3
The death toll has risen to seven people in the aftermath of yesterday's massive crash on the N3 north in KwaZulu-Natal.
A tanker carrying unknown chemicals collided with three vehicles.
Emergency Medical Services spokesperson, Robert McKenzie, said late on Monday evening that some 40 other people were also left injured.
The accident happened on the highway linking Johannesburg with Durban and it caused the temporary closure of all the lanes.
The deadly crash left the tanker, which authorities said was transporting flammable liquid, in flames alongside other vehicles.
EMS told local media it was still "trying to determine which chemical the tanker was carrying."
