One person died and two others were injured in a three car pile-up along Voortrekker Street in Maitland Cape Town this evening at around 19.45. Exact detail to the cause of the accident and preceding events will remain a subject for police investigation and comment.
Netcare 911 paramedics arrived at the scene and found that a man had tragically died at the scene, while two others had sustained injuries. After the paramedics stabilised the injured at the scene they transported them to a local hospital for the care that they required.