Four people, including a New Zealand tourist, died in an accident on the R72 near Port Alfred in the Eastern Cape on Sunday, the SABC reported.

An eyewitness saw a light vehicle overtaking a car driving in the direction of Port Alfred.

The driver of the light vehicle apparently lost control, slid sideways and collided with an oncoming Golf.

The two occupants of the light vehicle died on impact and a third died in hospital. The tourist who was driving the Golf also died at the scene.

Police were investigating a case of culpable homicide, SABC reported.