Four people were injured and one died following an accident on the R53 Parys Avenue near Erica Street in Elandsheuwel SH in Potchefstroom, North West last night.
Exact detail surrounding the cause of the accident and preceding events are unknown at this stage and will remain the subject of a police investigation.
Netcare 911 paramedics and other services arrived at the scene and found that a light delivery vehicle had crashed against a heavy goods vehicle and that the light delivery vehicles front was pinned underneath the heavy goods vehicle.
Upon assessment of the occupants it was found that a man tragically lost his life and a woman and three children were all in a critical condition. The children were aged between three-months-old to seven-years-old.
The critically injured patients were treated on scene and rushed to hospital for urgent medical care.
Tragically the seven-year-old boy passed away during the night in hospital during the night.