Four police officers and a truck driver were killed in a crash followed by an explosion on the N-1 in Limpopo on Thursday morning.
Police spokesperson, Colonel Ronel Otto, says a truck travelling between Polokwane and Mokopane crashed into the rear of another truck, which was carrying explosives.
While the police officers were attending to the scene, the truck with blasting cartridges caught fire and exploded.
Otto says the four police officers were killed, while three others were seriously injured.
The driver of the truck was also killed in the incident, but Otto said it was unclear whether he had died from the collision or the blast.
