Police probe culpable homicide after multiple car crash on M1

Police are investigating the cause of culpable homicide following a multi-vehicle pile-up on the M1 North-South freeway in Killarney, Johannesburg, on Monday.

The Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department spokesperson Xolani Fihla says a man died on the scene while the driver of one of the vehicles and a pedestrian were seriously injured and taken to the Charlotte Maxeke Hospital.

Fihle says the incident involved three vehicles.

“A white Mahindra pick-up was travelling north in the right lane when it collided with a pedestrian crossing the freeway. The vehicle then swerved to the right and collided with a white Suzuki Vitara. The Mahindra subsequently veered off the road, collided with the Armco barrier, and landed on a white Toyota HI Lux pick-up, travelling south in the right lane on the M1.”