N4 near Middelburg claims four lives
Four people were killed in a side-swipe collision between a bakkie and a sedan on the N4 toll road in Middelburg near the Hendrina turn-off after midnight this morning.
Three of the deceased were occupants of the bakkie, and included the driver. The fourth victim was the passenger in the sedan. The victims included an infant.
Two people were critically injured, and one person, the driver of the sedan, sustained serious injuries. The injured were rushed to the nearby Middelburg Hospital.
According to Mpumalanga Department of Community Safety, Security and Liaison spokesperson Moeti Mmusi, early indications are that, after colliding with the sedan, the bakkie overturned several times on the side of the road. Both vehicles were reportedly travelling in the same direction.
The cause of the crash is not known at this stage.