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Twenty seven (27) people have lost their lives in a fatal accident after a truck collided with four motor vehicles in South Africa.
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The crash involved a track carrying cement colliding with four motor vehicles, police say.
"Today at about 2.30pm, a truck travelling along the N1 south lost control onto the other lane facing the oncoming traffic. It collided with four motor vehicles, including a 22 seater Mercedes Benz bus and a Nissan NP200 which caught fire on impact. Police investigations continue," Limpopo police spokesman Colonel Moatshe Ngoepe said.
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The accident is said to left multiple others injured, ranging from minor to serious, authorities in South Africa said.
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The process of identifying the deceased was underway. Four people survived the accident and were being treated for injuries in hospitals.