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A sign cautioning of an accident.
Five people died on Saturday when a bakkie and a sedan collided near the J.G. Strydom tunnel outside The Oaks in the Mopani district, in Limpopo.
A male driver and four female passengers died on the spot, while one person was taken to hospital.
Transport spokesperson Tshifhiwa Dali says officers are not ruling out the possibility of negligent driving.
“Preliminary reports indicate that an LDV collided head-on with a sedan and subsequently lost control and overturned. A total of five people – a male driver and four female passenger lost their lives at the scene of the accident. One passenger has been carried to the hospital.”
— Limpopo Department of Transport & Community Safety (@TransportLimCom) July 5, 2025
