Emergency services personnel were on Monday morning trying to remove bodies from a wrecked vehicle following an accident at the Xavier off-ramp on the M1 north-bound highway, Johannesburg metro police said.
The driver of the vehicle lost control and crashed while tying to out-run police officers early on Monday morning, said spokesperson Wayne Minnaar.
He said details of the accident were not immediately available.
The highway had been completely blocked on Monday morning and motorists were advised to use the N12. – Sapa