A horrific crash on R40 Road between Accornhoek and Bushbuckridge has claimed the lives of four people this afternoon.
The deceased were all occupants in the sedan and the truck driver was unharmed.
This happened when the sedan and the truck collided.
Although the probe into the crash is underway, it appears as if the sedan may have been moving at a high speed.
This then led to the driver losing control and crashing into the truck, which was driving in the opposite direction.
The sedan was completely ripped apart as the truck drove over it and there was nothing that the emergency personnel who responded to the scene could have done to save the four.
Jaws of life had to be used to remove the remains of the deceased from the wreckage.
Motorists are once again called upon to respect and obey the rules of the road.
Mpumalanga MEC for Community Safety, Security and Liaison, Vusi Shongwe urged road users to help to make the road safer by driving with greater caution.
" Let us all come to the party and stop this carnage. Roads and transport are integral part of our economy and that is why government is spending billions of rands to build and maintain these roads."
"A lot more is also spent on road safety initiatives. That is why it is so disheartening to lose so many people on the road ," said Shongwe.
Issued by Mpumalanga Department of Community Safety, Security and Liaison
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