By Iavan Pijoos.
Six people were killed in an accident involving three cars near Wolmaransstad on Sunday, said the North West Department of Community Safety and Transport Management.
The department’s spokesperson, Charles Matlou, said the accident occurred around 19:00 on the Leeudoringstad to Makwassie road.
The victims include five women and a male taxi driver after a bakkie and a taxi collided head-on.
Another bakkie, following one of the vehicles, subsequently crashed into the cars.
“A group of women had hired a taxi to ferry them from Makwassie for a church service in Leeudoringstad when they met their untimely passing,” Matlou said.
The MEC, Wessels Morweng, urged road users to exercise caution and patience, especially when driving at night.
A case of culpable homicide is being investigated.
In a separate incident on Friday night, five people were killed near Marquard in the Free State.
A BMW and a Kia collided head-on, resulting in the death of two men and three women.
“According to information, the black BMW was travelling on the R707 from Senekal, in the direction of Marquard, and the white Kia was travelling from Marquard, in the direction of Senekal, when they collided head-on, approximately 4km from Marquard,” said Simon Zwane, the spokesperson for the Road Traffic Management Corporation.