Crash wipes out North West family
Police in North West are trying to locate the relatives of a family that was wiped out after their vehicle crashed into a pillar near Buffelspoort at the weekend.
The bodies of two adults, including a pregnant woman, and three children were found on the M4 towards Buffelspoort on Sunday morning.
The family was declared dead at the scene.
Police are investigating a case of culpable homicide.
"Allegedly a Toyota Corolla was driving east on the N4 under the IFM bridge, which is about two kilometres before a Petroport. What happened is that this vehicle collided with one of the pillars of the bridge, and after the accident the vehicle caught fire," says police spokesperson Adele Myburgh.
According to Myburgh, police are tracing the vehicle registration in a bid to identify the relatives of the deceased.
"We have a motor vehicle registration number that we can trace, and go back to these peoples' house to see who is staying there and try and determine who the close family is by interviewing neighbours."