KWAZULU-NATAL - Three people have died in a fiery accident on the N3 in KwaZulu-Natal.
The accident involving a bakkie and a truck, occurred just after 09:30am on Friday between the M13 bridge and Shongweni off ramp, near Durban.
It is alleged that the driver of the bakkie which was travelling on the west bound towards Pietermaritzburg lost control and collided head-on with a truck travelling towards Durban.
Three people inside the bakkie were killed, with two of the occupants burned inside the vehicle.
The driver of the truck sustained minor scratches.