A truck driver has tragically died after his truck plunged down an embankment along the R56 near the Eston off ramp this morning. Exact detail to the cause of the accident is still speculative and will remain a subject for police investigation and comment.
Netcare 911 paramedics and emergency services personnel arrived at the scene and found that the driver was still trapped in the wreckage that was engulfed in flames. Tragically, the man died at the scene due to the extensive injuries that he sustained.