Police are investigating a case of culpable homicide after a man was killed in a road accident on the R72 between East London and Port Alfred on Sunday.
The deputy director of provincial traffic Charles Bramwell reports that the victim was a passenger in a Ford Bantam bakkie which lost control and overturned near Wesley around 12 noon.
Bramwell says a tyre burst and the vehicle rolled.
The Bakkie was being driven by the deceased's brother who was taken to Port Alfred Hospital with serious injuries.
Both men were thrown out of the bakkie and the deceased passed away on the scene.
The name of the victim has not yet been released.
