The accident happened near Butterworth on Monday morning and six other people were rushed to hospital after sustaining severe injuries.
JOHANNESBURG - Three people, including a 4-year-old boy, have died in a car crash in the Eastern Cape after a bakkie collided head-on with a 7-seater vehicle.
The crash happened near Butterworth on Monday morning and six other people were rushed to hospital after sustaining severe injuries.WC in touch with EC authorities to trace families of Worcester bus crash victims "This has been a very horrible accident, the MEC for transport in the Eastern Cape, Xolile Nqatha has expressed his sincere words of condolences to the families of the deceased and wishes those in hospital a speedy and full recovery. He's also making a call to road users to obey the rules of the road so we can avoid avoidable accidents like head-on collisions."
Binqose added that a provincial sting operation over the weekend led to 47 arrests, most of whom were for drunken driving. "Those who may be languishing behind bars right now should consider themselves very lucky because many of those who escaped our clutches, unfortunately, end up causing accidents that claim lives."
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