Four passengers travelling to Nzhelele in a sedan died early on Sunday morning when the driver of the vehicle allegedly lost control and overturned several times at Tshirolwe.
One passenger sustained serious injuries while the other four died instantly. The badly injured passenger was rushed to the Siloam Hospital.
Rescue workers had to use the "jaws of life" to free the bodies of the deceased and the injured from the wrecked BMW. According to the police spokesperson of the Mphephu SAPS, W/O Lazarus Netshidzati, a case of culpable homicide was opened and investigations into the cause of the accident are continuing.
The deceased are Messrs Takalani Mulaudzi (54), Shandukani Managa (21), Billy Netshituni (25) and Khuthadzo Mathanuwa. All the deceased are from Tshituni tsha Thembaluvhilo.