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Durban – A woman was killed when she was thrown out of her car after crashing into barriers along the N3 in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal paramedics said on Saturday.

It appeared that the woman lost control of her vehicle after hitting a puddle of water, the car then rolled and hit into the barriers, Netcare911 spokesperson Chris Botha said.

Paramedics tried to resuscitate her, but was declared dead on the scene.

Her children, aged three and five, were uninjured in the crash.

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