FOUR DEAD IN HEAD-ON CRASH ON R59 NEAR SASOLBURG

By: Neo Ntsele

The Sasolburg police are probing a culpable homicide case after a head-on crash between a Volkswagen Caravelle school transport vehicle and a Mercedes-Benz truck on the R59 Road between Sasolburg and Vaalpark.

It is reported that on Thursday, 08 October 2026, at around 15:15, the police received a culpable homicide complaint.

Upon reaching the scene, the police found that a Volkswagen Caravelle, travelling from Vaalpark to Sasolburg, had collided head-on with a Mercedes-Benz truck heading towards Vereeniging.

Four individuals, a 60-year-old man and three children aged six to nine, perished in the accident.

The male driver of the Volkswagen Caravelle, along with one girl and two boys, were pronounced dead at the scene.

Another boy was airlifted to a hospital in Alberton, while three other children with serious injuries were taken to local hospitals for treatment.

The truck driver survived the crash.

The circumstances of the collision remain under investigation.

A culpable homicide case has been filed at Sasolburg Police Station.