Unconfirmed reports say seven people have lost their lives in an accident involving a truck and a taxi on the N2 road between Mthatha and Mtentu cuttings in the Eastern Cape.
The Transport Department has cautioned motorists to be vigilant when using the roads.
Transport MEC spokesperson Makhaya Komisa says officials have now been deployed to the scene. He says details around this incident are still sketchy.
Komisa says, I can confirm that a serious accident involving a truck and a Toyota Quantum has occurred on the N2 between Mthatha and Mtentu Road. Unconfirmed reports say about seven people have died. More details will follow as our officials have been deployed on the scene.