Three people were killed following a taxi crash that occurred on the N12 near Potchefstroom on the Gauteng’s west rand.

Eight others have been injured and were transported to nearby hospitals.

It is alleged that the taxi driver lost control of the vehicle causing it to roll several times.

This is the second taxi accident in the west rand over the long weekend after a gruesome accident claimed 14 lives in Randfontein on Friday.

ER24 spokesperson Pieter Rossouw says among those who were killed were two children under the age of twelve.

“The taxi collision occurred on the N12 about ten kilometres from Potchefstroom in the direction of Klerksdorp. When ER24 paramedics arrived on scene they found that over and above the deceased patients, there were eight other patients, six of which had critical injuries.”

Courtesy: sabc