By IANS,
Pretoria : South African police are probing the accident which occured Sunday afternoon leaving Deputy Minister of Human Settlements Zoe Kota and her driver injured and two others killed, a police department spokesperson said.
The accident occurred in Leeu Gamka in the Karoo.
Western Cape police spokesperson David de Klerk said the cause of the accident is unknown.
Two people killed in the accident were a father and son travelling from Cape Town, a Bua News report quoted de Klerk as saying.
The minister sustained minor injuries while her driver is believed to be in a satisfactory condition in the hospital.
Meanwhile, nine people were killed and 15 others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a taxi at the R61 near Aberdeen in the Eastern Cape Monday morning.
Arrive Alive provincial spokesperson Tshepo Machaea said that the law enforcement agencies are on the spot to establish the cause of the accident.