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Nine people have been killed following a head-on collision between two taxis on the N2 between Makhanda and Nanaga.
A spokesperson for Provincial Traffic Unathi Binqose says a fully loaded taxi travelling from Tsolo to Mosselbay collided head-on with a taxi travelling from Gqeberha to Mthatha on Sunday night.
He says in the other taxi there were only two people, believed to be a couple, travelling towards Mthatha.
Binqose says it is alleged that one of the taxis was driving on the wrong side of the road when the accident happened.
The identities of the victims are not yet known.
Binqose says Sunday's accident was the worst head-on collision in the Province this festive season.
The deceased were three women, four men and two children aged between one and four.
A case of culpable homicide is under investigation.
