Truck driver in court in connection with M41 multiple vehicle pile-up

Truck driver Sithulile Siyabonga Zulu appeared in the Durban magistrate’s court on Wednesday in connection with Monday’s 46-vehicle pile-up on the M41 in Umhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal.

The 22-year-old was charged with reckless and negligent driving and failure to comply with the duties of a driver following an accident.

National Prosecuting Authority regional spokesperson Natasha Ramkisson-Kara said the  matter was remanded to March 15 for bail information.

Zulu fled the scene after the truck he was driving ploughed into 46 vehicles before coming to a rest on the side of the road at 8am during peak traffic on Monday morning.

He handed himself over to police on Monday night.  

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