The death toll in the Eastern Cape roads has risen to 21 since the weekend following yet another horror smash this morning which claimed the lives of three people.
The three victims were killed when a Mazda Sting sedan they were travelling in from the Port Alfred direction, collided head-on with a Toyota Quantum minibus taxi.
The driver of the Quantum was arrested on the spot for driving under the influence of liquor and reckless driving, said Eastern Department of Transport spokeswoman Khuselwa Rantjie.
The crack of dawn collision took place at the deadly R72 at Kei Kamma cuttings at 4am. Rantjie said a case of culpable homicide will be open and investigated by Chalumna SAPS.