A spokesperson for Western Cape Transport, Jandre Bakker says the collision took place in the early hours of Thursday morning. He says three children died in the collision.
“In the minibus taxi, the male driver died. In the light motor vehicle, the male driver, his male passenger and three children, two girls and a boy died. A stop and go is in place and traffic delays can be expected.”Meanwhile, six people have died when a courier bakkie collided with an SUV on the R61 between Graaff Reinet and Cradock in the Eastern Cape on Wednesday.
Provincial transport spokesperson Unathi Binqose says four occupants of the SUV died at the scene while a nine-year-old boy died on arrival at the hospital.Both drivers and another passenger sustained injuries and have been taken to hospital. Binqose says the suspect that reckless and negligent driving caused the accident.