Netcare 911 paramedics responded to an accident on Edenvale Road in Hulmin, Pietermaritzburg this morning.
Upon their arrival on scene they found that a motor vehicle had collided with a traffic light resulting in the twenty-seven-year-old male driver of the vehicle sustaining critical injuries. Three other occupants of the vehicle sustained moderate injuries.
All the injured people were treated on scene before they were transported to nearby hospitals for further medical care.
Exact detail to the cause of the accident and preceding events are unknown and will remain the subject of a police investigation.