Cape Town – At least four people from the same family were reportedly killed in a horrific accident on the N2 highway near Mposa in northern KwaZulu-Natal on Thursday.
According to Times Live, the four were on their way to attend a wedding in Hlabisa.
A woman in a separate vehicle also died.
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The accident, which happened after 06:00 involved three vehicles, including a truck which overturned.
“A bakkie lost control and the truck attempted to avoid it but collided with an SUV in which five occupants from the same family had been travelling,” the report quoted sources as saying.
Several other people sustained injuries, while one person was critically injured.
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