According to spokesperson Simon Zwane twenty-five people were killed on the R408 between Butterworth and Willowvale when a bus driver lost control of the vehicle. 

In a separate accident, nine people were killed when a minibus taxi overturned on the R61 between Cradock and Graaff Reinet. The taxi overturned on an embankment in the early hours of Saturday morning. Five people were injured and taken to hospital.

Crash investigators were sent to the Eastern Cape to investigate both accidents.

Staying on the roads... A man has been killed and woman seriously injured yesterday afternoon when their vehicle rolled multiple times on the R26 outside of Ficksburg in the Free State.

According to ER24 spokesperson Russel Meiring, on assessment, paramedics found that the male patient had already succumbed to his fatal injuries after he was ejected from the vehicle.

The female patient was found to have sustained serious injuries when she was ejected from the vehicle as well. She was transported to a local hospital for urgent medical treatment.