Four die in Northern Cape accident

Four people have died after the vehicle they were travelling in overturned near Kimberley, police said.

Police spokesman Captain Tony Modise said the car was travelling on the Barkly West-Winsorton Road on Thursday morning when its tyre apparently burst.

"The vehicle swerved off the road and overturned."

The five occupants were flung out of the car.

A woman, aged 34, and a man, aged 23, died on the scene.

Two female passengers died on their way to hospital.

The driver, aged 22, is in a serious but stable condition in hospital. A case of culpable homicide has been opened.