Six people have died in two separate collisions on the N1 in the Western Cape. One crash occurred on Thursday night between Three Sisters and Beaufort West, and the other was early on Friday morning near Worcester.
Provincial Traffic Chief, Kenny Africa, says in the first incident near Three Sisters, five people, including two children died when the car they were travelling in, collided with a truck.
He says the driver of the truck apparently lost control of his vehicle when it jack-knifed and the motor vehicle drove into the truck.
He says a man, two women and two boys died in this incident. In another crash, the driver of a motor vehicle died when he was struck by a passing taxi while changing a flat tyre.
He passed away on the scene. Two lanes are closed to traffic.
