Eleven people were killed following a head-on collision between a midi-bus and a cement mixer on Tuesday night.
Traffic authorities said that the horror accident occurred on the R 575 between Middleburg and Van Dyksdrift in Mpumalanga.
The fatalities included nine adults and two children while seven other passengers in the bus were seriously injured. Mozambican nationals were reportedly among the victims.
"Evidence on the scene indicates that the Mercedes midi-bus was in the path of the truck when the crash occurred," authorities said.
Investigators from the Road Traffic Management Corporation and SAPS were on the scene.
