A man died and another was seriously wounded when their vehicle collided head-on with a heavy goods vehicle on the N2 in Umgababa, KwaZulu-Natal, paramedics said on Friday.
The accident happened near the Shell Ultra City on Thursday night, Netcare 911 spokesperson Santi Steinmann said.
"Reports from the scene indicate that a light motor vehicle lost control and collided with a heavy goods vehicle travelling in the opposite direction."
The car's driver was killed on impact.
His passenger sustained serious injuries and was stabilised before being taken to the Prince Mshiyeni Memorial Hospital.
No one was injured in the heavy goods vehicle.