Netcare 911 paramedics and other services responded to an accident on the N17 approximately one kilometre before the R42 Delmas/Nigel turn-off in Springs this afternoon.
Upon their arrival on scene they found that two vehicles collided head-on resulting in two men tragically losing their lives and five people sustaining injuries ranging from moderate to critical.
The injured patients were treated on scene and transported to hospital for further medical care.
Exact detail to the cause of the accident and preceding events will remain the subject of a police investigation.