Three people - including a six-year-old child - died when a bus and a bakkie collided on the N2 near Plettenberg Bay in the early hours of Monday, said Western Cape police.
Captain Malcolm Pojie said the bus's trailer hit the bakkie while it was doing an illegal U-turn at the Shishuba Street junction at 01:50.
The bus driver lost control of the vehicle and it hit steel barriers and a signboard at the side of the road, he said. There were 60 people on board the SA Roadlink bus at the time.
Pojie said the co-driver of the bus and a six-year-old passenger died in the crash, as did the driver of the bakkie. Their names were being withheld until their next-of-kin were notified.
He said another 18 bus passengers were injured. Eleven of them sustained minor injuries and were treated on the scene by paramedics. The other seven were seriously hurt and were admitted to hospitals in Knysna.
- SAPA
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