Durban ( Pinetown ) M13 Fields Hill East Bound near Richmond road

A truck driver has sustained serious injuries after the truck that he was traveling in over turned on the east bound of the M13 Fields Hill.

Emergency personnel arrived on the scene to find the truck lying on its side half way down an embankment. Part of the two lane freeway way was closed to traffic because of the accident.

The driver was treated for possible neck and back injuries and was transported to hospital by emergency personnel.

It is believed that the driver may have had mechanical problems with the truck while coming down the M13, causing him to lose control around the last corner on Fields Hill.

Metro Police were in attendance and a full investigation would be launched into the accident.