Three killed in Western Cape road accidents

Two separate accidents on roads in the Western Cape claimed three lives on Friday morning. A taxi and a truck collided on the N1 near Prince Albert Road between Beaufort West and Leeu-Gamka in the Karoo. One person died in the crash and 13 passengers were injured. Traffic authorities say the taxi allegedly made a u-turn on the highway when the accident happened. In the second crash, two people were killed when the bakkie they were travelling in overturned on the N2 near Plettenberg Bay in the Southern Cape. Four people were injured after the driver apparently fell asleep.