At least 14 people were killed in a six-vehicle crash on a major road in South Africa, according to reports.
A group of schoolchildren returning to Elliotdale, near the east coast town of East London, in two minibus taxis were involved in the crash shortly after 7pm yesterday (6pm Irish time). Nine schoolchildren were killed.
One of the minibus taxis was involved in a head-on collision with a truck. The other minibus, which had been travelling behind the first, and three more cars were then involved.
At least three people were seriously injured.
The cause of the crash is not yet known, and the highway was closed in both directions.
According to statistics released last month by the Automobile Association of South Africa, 42 people are killed and about 500 injured on the country's roads every day.
AP
