JOHANNESBURG, March 31 (Reuters) - Twelve people were killed when a minibus taxi overturned on a highway in the Western Cape, SABC radio news reported on Saturday.

Five people were seriously injured in the accident, which occurred as members of the same family were taking a corpse to the rural Eastern Cape province for burial, the report said.

South Africa has a notoriously bad road safety record, with accidents often attributed to poor vehicle maintenance, dangerous driving and hazardous road conditions.

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