Police spokesperson, Mashay Gamieldien, says three occupants aged between 21 and 24 died on the scene on Sunday following a collision between a train and a bakkie. She says the cause of the collision at the Koopmansfontein and Silverstream level crossing is still under investigation. 

In another incident, a head-on collision on the N1 south of Trompsburg in the Free State has also claimed two lives when a truck collided with a light motor vehicle. 

Emergency Medical Service's (EMS) Sipho Towa says jaws of life had to be used to extract the deceased with one person receiving medical treatment at the local hospital. 

Meanwhile, Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula has called on all road users to be cautious ahead of the Easter Holidays. Mbalula is launching the 2021 Easter Road Safety Campaign in the North West on Monday.

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