KZN Transport Dept identifies truck driver involved in collision that claimed 17 lives on Van Reenen's Pass

JOHANNESBURG - The KwaZulu-Natal transport department has revealed that a truck driver involved in a multi-vehicle crash on the N3 on Van Reenen's Pass on Monday night is a 37-year-old Zimbabwean national.

It's understood that the driver fled the scene of the accident that claimed 17 lives, prompting a full probe into the accident.

The truck was involved in the deadly pile-up with a taxi and a light motor vehicle, forcing the closure of the economic corridor on Monday night into Tuesday morning.

KwaZulu-Natal transport department spokesperson, Ndabezinhle Sibiya: "There have been conflicting reports on the whereabouts and the details of the truck driver. We wish to report that according to our investigation, the truck driver is a foreign national, Mr N Mbedezi, a 37-year-old from Zimbabwe. At the time of the collision, it was raining heavily, it was dark and very misty. The truck belongs to Pangolin Logistics."