Two people died and two were critically injured in an accident on Nelson Mandela Drive in Potchefstroom, paramedics said on Friday.

Netcare 911 spokeswoman Santi Steinmann said paramedics responded to the accident just before 3am.

“Upon their arrival on scene they found that there were four motor vehicles involved and that two of the vehicles burst into flames.”

Steinmann said two people were critically injured and various others sustained multiple injuries.

“After all the injured were treated and stabilised on scene, they were transported to nearby medical facilities for the urgent medical care that they required.” – Sapa