Four people tragically lost their lives and seven people were injured following an accident on the R40 Barberton Road approximately three kilometres outside Nelspruit this morning after 09h00.

Netcare 911 paramedics and other services arrived at the scene and found that a minibus had overturned several times and came to a standstill back on its wheels. During the rollover accident some of the occupants were ejected from the vehicle and found lying on the ground.

Upon assessment of the all the occupants, paramedics found that two men and two women had tragically lost their lives during the rollover accident. Four people were found to have sustained critical injuries and seven people sustained serious injuries.

The injured patients were treated at the scene and transported to hospital for further medical care.

Exact detail surrounding the cause of the rollover accident and preceding events are unknown and will remain the subject of a police investigation.