Four people were killed in a collision on the N2 between Dokodweni and Amatigulu on the KwaZulu-Natal north coast on Saturday.
Department of transport and human settlements spokesperson Ndabezinhle Sibiya said the accident at about 8:30am involved a light motor vehicle and a truck.
Transport and human settlements MEC Siboniso Duma was expecting to get an update from the Road Traffic Inspectorate RTI on the crash, which claimed the lives of three males and one female, and had sent condolences to the affected families, he said.