Eight people have been killed after a minibus taxi and a manganese-laden truck collided at the intersection in Potchefstroom, North West Province, in the early hours of Friday morning.
The crash took place on the R500 and R42 and also left five others injured.
According to preliminary reports from the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC), the minibus, with 13 occupants, was travelling along the R500 from Fochville toward Parys, while the truck was heading in the opposite direction on the R42 between Potchefstroom and Vanderbijlpark.
Investigators allege the truck failed to stop at a stop-street intersection, leaving the minibus no time to avoid impact.
The collision claimed the lives of six males and two females, among them a young girl, while five survivors were left with serious injuries.
