It’s understood the taxi crashed in Olifantsfontein. The Gauteng Education Department’s Steve Mabona said that MEC Panyaza Lesufi was on his way to the victims’ primary school.

“Two learners died on the scene,” Mabona said.

“A taxi transporting learners to a school in Olifantsfontein was involved in a motor vehicle accident. We understand that two learners, unfortunately, died on the scene and some of the learners were taken to hospital.”

The motorcyclist also died in the accident.