Police are investigating a case of culpable homicide following the death of two people in a collision between a truck and a car on the R72 in the Eastern Cape.

The provincial Transport Department says the deceased were in the truck whose driver was injured in the incident, which happened overnight.

The spokesperson Unathi Binqose says there are broken bottles at the crash scene as the truck was carrying a load of beer.

He says the condition of the crash scene is hampering rescue operations.