News24 reports that four South African National Defence Force (SANDF) members died in a crash on the N3 northbound in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) on Sunday afternoon.  

They were on their way to the Boschoek training area for mission readiness.  Defence force spokesperson Brigadier General Mafi Mgobozi said that of the eleven members who were travelling in the Samil 20 seater truck, four died and five other sustained minor injuries.  The members were stationed at Natal Carbineers, a Reserve Force Unit in Pietermaritzburg.  A board of inquiry will determine the circumstances surrounding the cause of the accident.

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