Three people were killed and five were injured in a head-on collision on the N2 near Idutywa in the Eastern Cape on Saturday evening.
The provincial transport department says the accident happened at around 6pm when a Honda SUV with five occupants collided with a VW Polo sedan with four occupants.
The driver of the Polo and two passengers from the Honda were declared dead at the scene.
Five people were injured and taken to the Nelson Mandela Academic Hospital.
The cause of the accident is still unknown and police are investigating a case of culpable homicide.