Dozen of people injured in multiple vehicle collision.

Five people were injured in a multi-vehicle collision, on the M19 highway between Durban and Pinetown on Tuesday morning.

One SUV motor vehicle burst into flames after the collision.

Rescue Care's Garrith Jamieson said the accident happened close to the Blair Atholl off-ramp, near Westville.

“It's alleged that vehicles collided on the Durban-bound carriageway, before one vehicle came through the centre medium, before colliding with vehicles going in the Pinetown-bound direction. One of the vehicles did catch alight and has burnt out completely.”

Jamieson said two of the injured were in a serious condition. They were treated by advanced life support paramedics, before being taken to hospital.