Multiple Fatalities And Injuries In Two Hoedspruit Vehicle Accidents

Three people have been killed and 63 hurt in two separate vehicle crashes near Hoedspruit in Limpopo.

Transport Department spokesperson, Tidimalo Chuene says the first crash claimed one passenger and injured 23 people.

Chuene says the driver of the light delivery vehicle allegedly lost control and the car overturned.

The second crash, according to Chuene, left two people dead and 40 injured. She says it is alleged that the driver attempted to overtake and collided with a tractor.

Chuene says the survivors of the crashes are being treated in hospital.