Seven villagers killed in taxi crash on the way to church

Seven church members from a Libode village died on their way to a service in Lusikisiki on Friday night.

Arrive Alive spokesman Tshepo Machaea said the accident occurred at about 7.15pm near Dangwana village on the R61 between Port St Johns and Mthatha.

Machaea said that two Toyota Quantum minibus taxis had collided head on.

’’Seven people died and 11 others were seriously injured‚’’ said Machaea.

He said that the churchgoers were members of the Apostolic Faith Mission from Marhubeni village in Libode.