A man died and 19 others were injured in a minibus taxi accident near Cradock in the Eastern Cape, the SABC reported on Saturday.

Police spokeswoman Stefanie Smit said the taxi overturned on the Cradock and Tarkastad road after its tyre burst. The taxi was travelling from Khayelitsha in the Western Cape to Lady Frere in the Eastern Cape.

No further details were immediately available.

Sapa