Thirty four people were injured when a bus ploughed into the back of a truck along the M35 freeway in KwaMashu on Friday evening, Durban paramedics said.

Netcare 911 spokesperson Chris Botha said six people were rushed to nearby hospitals with serious injuries after a KZT bus landed up on the back of a Spar supermarket truck.

The 28 others suffered minor injuries and were also taken to various hospitals in the area.

No deaths were recorded at the accident scene.