Three die in N4 collision
Three people have died in a head-on collision on the N4 in Mpumalanga.
Provincial community safety spokesperson Joseph Mabuza confirms three people died in the accident on the toll road between Komatipoort and Hectorspruit after a truck and SUV collided.
Mabuza says those killed were all travelling in the SUV.
"The truck collided with an SUV this afternoon. Three people were killed. Two others were critically injured. The truck driver was not injured," he confirms.
Motorists have been advised to use the Tenbosch route.
#TRACN4route EAST UPDATE 18/07 at 18:10 ROAD OPEN btw Coopersdal + Strydomblok +/- 25km outside #Malalane. Recovery still underway.
— TRAC N4 Toll Route (@TRACN4route) July 18, 2017
The cause of the crash is still being investigated.