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Nine die in Northern Cape accident─── 06:30 Mon, 13 Mar 2023
Northern Cape police say the number of people killed in an accident on the N1 at Hanover on Friday has risen from four to nine.
Five other victims succumbed to their injuries in hospital.
The accident involved a truck and a minibus taxi carrying 14 passengers.
Northern Cape police spokesperson, Timothy Sam, said a case of culpable homicide is being investigated.
"The police in Hanover can confirm that the death toll for the N1 national road crash has risen to nine on Sunday 12 March 2023.
"The deceased are all Lesotho nationals who were travelling from Cape Town to the Telle Bridge border post."
