Weekend outing ends in tragedy
The victims of a horror crash on the N1 in Limpopo have been identified.
A Sunday outing ended tragically for seven people - including a family from Makhado - who died in the crash.
The head-on collision claimed the lives of grandparents Dawie and Elsa Sadie, their daughter Franzille van Biljon Sadie and six-year-old granddaughter Marizelle van Biljon.
Limpopo police spokesperson Moatshe Ngoepe says their four-year-old granddaughter and a 49-year-old man survived the accident.
He says the family is from Makhado near Thohoyandou.
The crash also claimed the lives of three people travelling in a Toyota Corolla.
Ngoepe says Flora Maluleke (45), Tintswalo Nkombyame Maluleke (39) and Glen Nkombyane (25) were from Xikundu village outside Malamulele.
The cause of the collision is still being investigated.
However, transport authorities suspect the crash was a result of reckless and negligent driving.
Provincial transport spokesperson Joshua Kwapa says reports suggest one of the drivers lost control of the vehicle and collided with oncoming traffic.
Many relatives and friends have taken to social media to share the shock about the untimely deaths.