Nine people were killed and about 60 injured in a collision between a bus and a goods train outside Makhado on Monday, Limpopo police said.
Superintendent Ailwei Mushavhanamadi said five men and three women were killed at the scene. A fourth woman died in hospital.
Some of the more seriously injured were airlifted to six hospitals and others were taken by ambulance.
He said a culpable homicide docket has been opened, and both the driver of the train and the bus driver, who was slightly injured, are being investigated.
However, it appears that the bus driver, from Phabziri Bus Service, did not stop and check if a train was approaching before crossing the railway line.
The bus was transporting workers and villagers to town.
Nobody on the train was hurt. — Sapa