According to the broadcaster, the incident occurred on Saturday night on the R74 between the towns of Colenso and Weenen in KwaZulu-Natal province.
The victims were members of a taxi association and were returning to Johannesburg from the funeral of one of their colleagues.
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According to police, the gunmen jumped out of bushes and opened fire.