3 Dead in Eastern Cape head-on collision

EASTERN CAPE – Three people are dead after a head-on collision on the R67 between Seymour and Whittlesea in the Eastern Cape.

An SUV collided into a sedan at around 1 AM this morning.

The SUV, carrying three people, caught fire after the crash.

Two occupants burned in the vehicle and were declared dead at the scene.

A 13-year-old boy managed to escape from the burning vehicle and was rushed to Frontier Hospital.

The driver of the sedan was also declared dead on the scene.

Law enforcement authorities have opened a case of culpable homicide.