Cape Town [Joestenbergvlakte] N1 - 21 March 2010

Seven people died when a car crashed into a concrete barrier, on the N1, near Joestenbergvlakte.

When paramedics arrived on the scene they found the vehicle on its roof up against the concrete barrier and on fire. The fire was extinguished by the Fire Department.

Initially emergency services could see two people that had died. One patient was found on the railway tracks below the N1, another person could be seen in the vehicle.

While the number of suspected dead changed a couple of times, once emergency services could gain proper access to the vehicle, another five people, including a child, were found dead.

Police are investigating the circumstances around the incident.