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Man and baby killed in accident at Sterkspruit junction

Scene of a fatal accident on the N2 near Butterworth on Wednesday where the driver of the vehicle died.

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Three people were killed in two separate accidents reported by the Eastern Cape Transport Department on Wednesday morning.

Spokesperson, Unathi Binqose, says a man and three-month-old child died in a collision on the R-58 at the Sterkspruit junction towards Maletswai, formerly Aliwal North.

The second fatal accident was reported on the N2 near Butterworth on Wednesday morning, where the driver of a car was killed in a collision with a truck.

Two occupants in the truck were not injured.

Binqose says culpable homicide dockets have been opened in both cases.

The names of the victims have not been released.