Five people were killed in a collision between a Greyhound bus and a white Volkswagen Polo hatchback at the crossing of N6 national road and R702 road in the early hours of Sunday.
Free State police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Thabo Covane said three men and two women were declared dead at the scene.
Covane said the police were called to the scene and on arrival discovered that the two vehicles had crashed into each other.
He said according to the report, the bus was travelling in the southern direction towards Reddersburg and reportedly ran over the Polo which was travelling from the east direction to the west and failed to obey the stop sign.
"The Polo then rolled, resulting in three of its occupants being ejected while the driver and the other passenger remained trapped inside. All emergency services personnel were summoned to the scene and the five occupants in the Volkswagen Polo were declared dead. The driver of the bus was rushed to the local hospital for treatment of injuries."
A case of culpable homicide was opened at Kagisanong police station.
"All the deceased are still unidentified however, police investigation continues. The Polo was tested and is still registered as 'We Buy Cars' property. Any member of the public who can assist police in identifying the deceased, who appear to be still young, is requested to call Sergeant Paul Mokoena at 071 6289 005 or call the SAPS Crime Stop number 08600 10111," Covane said.
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