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DURBAN - Seven children and one adult are confirmed to have died in a horrific crash on the N2 highway near Mandeni.
One person has been critically injured.
IPSS Medical Rescue says the crash involved a truck and taxi.
The taxi was ferrying schoolchildren.
Emergency services are still on the scene and the highway has been closed in both directions.