The R26 between Tweeling and Reitz, which was previously closed due to an active crime scene following a shootout incident, has now been reopened to traffic.

However, road users are urged to remain cautious while traveling through the area as law enforcement officials are still conducting final assessments.

A team of police crime experts are still processing the scene.

The preliminary report is that three males and a female died after being attacked and shot at by assailants driving in a Green Mercedes Benz and White Honda with Lesotho registration number plates.

The victims were driving in a White Honda Fit/ Jazz. Four victims succumbed to gunshot wounds on the scene, and the fifth victim was rushed to a nearby hospital in critical condition.

Any member of the public with information is requested contact Captain Dladla at 082 466 8530. An anonymous tip-off can be submitted on MySAPS App or call the SAPS Crime Stop number. The information can also be reported at any police station.