A total of 10 people have died in different accidents on Eastern Cape roads today.
Dozens were rushed to various hospitals across the province with minor and serious injuries.
In the latest accident which happened this evening, three people died when the vehicles they were traveling in collided head-on near Lady Grey on the R58.
Department of health spokesman Sizwe Kupelo said "Four others been rushed to hospital with serious injuries."
In the first accident this morning, three people died when a minibus they were traveling in overturned and hit a bus outside Aberdeen.
“Eleven people from that accident were rushed to Beaufort West Hospital" said Kupelo.
In a second accident, a bakkie with five people on board overturned near Upper Ngqwarha outside Mqanduli killing one person.
“Four people were taken to Nelson Mandela Academic Hospital in Mthatha,” said Kupelo.
A few hours later, a minibus taxi traveling from Western Cape to Eastern Cape overturned multiple times.
“Three people died instantly and there were entrapments while others were ejected,” Kupelo said.
Kupelo said 13 others were injured, 6 of them with minor injuries - those in a critical condition were airlifted to Livingstone hospital in Port Elizabeth.
The accident occurred on the N2 road near Hankey.
Ten people die on EC roads on Saturday
Dozens were rushed to various hospitals across the province with minor and serious injuries.
In the latest accident which happened this evening, three people died when the vehicles they were traveling in collided head-on near Lady Grey on the R58.
Department of health spokesman Sizwe Kupelo said "Four others been rushed to hospital with serious injuries."
In the first accident this morning, three people died when a minibus they were traveling in overturned and hit a bus outside Aberdeen.
“Eleven people from that accident were rushed to Beaufort West Hospital" said Kupelo.
In a second accident, a bakkie with five people on board overturned near Upper Ngqwarha outside Mqanduli killing one person.
“Four people were taken to Nelson Mandela Academic Hospital in Mthatha,” said Kupelo.
A few hours later, a minibus taxi traveling from Western Cape to Eastern Cape overturned multiple times.
“Three people died instantly and there were entrapments while others were ejected,” Kupelo said.
Kupelo said 13 others were injured, 6 of them with minor injuries - those in a critical condition were airlifted to Livingstone hospital in Port Elizabeth.
The accident occurred on the N2 road near Hankey.
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