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The Eastern Cape Transport Department said four people were killed in separate accidents reported on Saturday.
Spokesperson, Unathi Binqose, said the one accident involved a pedestrian while the second crash was a head-on collision.
He said the first accident happened on Caledon Street in Kariega where a driver and a pedestrian died.
Police spokesperson Colonel Priscilla Naidu provided an update on Sunday and said it's alleged that at about 07:24 on Saturday morning, the driver of a Toyota Yaris lost control of the vehicle, smashed into a concrete pole, somersaulted, hit two pedestrians before coming to a halt.
She said the driver, John Tessner (36) from Kariega passed away on impact while a 51 year old pedestrian was also fatally wounded.
Another pedestrian , aged 50 years old was rushed to hospital with serious injuries.
A video doing the rounds shows a vehicle going out of control and onto the pavement.
Meanwhile, Binqose said the second accident was a head-on collision on the road between East London to Mdantsane.
He said two males died in that accident. The names of the deceased have not yet been released.
Cases of culpable homicide are under investigation.
