Nine people were killed and 48 injured when a potato truck carrying farm labourers lost control and overturned in the Nylstroom district on Tuesday, Northern Province police said. Captain Blackie Swart said eight women and one man were killed in the crash. The eight ton truck was travelling on the Melkrivier/Valwater Road in the Nylstroom district when the accident occurred around 5pm. ”As the truck arrived at a T-junction it lost control and overturned,” Swart said. He said the truck, which was loaded with potatoes, was carrying part-time farm labourers to their homes in Tolwe in Potgietersrus district from Elma near Nylstroom. The truck driver sustained injuries and was also admitted to hospital. – Sapa