Six people have been killed and six injured following a gruesome accident on the M17 highway in Gqeberha on Saturday.
Police spokesperson Captain Andre Beetge says the accident happened at 1.30 am on the stretch of road between Motherwell and Kwazakhele.
He says a VW Golf was driving in the direction of Motherwell when it collided with a bakkie.
Beetge says two men in the VW died on the scene as well as the female driver and her female passenger of the bakkie.
Two children aged between 6 and 12, who were seated at the back, were also killed.
The six injured victims were taken to various local hospitals
Beetge says the cause of the accident is being investigated but there is a strong suspicion that high speed and alcohol were contributing factors.
The names of the deceased will only be released once their next of kin has been traced and notified.
Earlier on Saturday two people were killed in a head-on collision on the N2 near Butterworth.
