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Three pupils have been killed after a school taxi ploughed into Senzokuhle Crèche and Primary School on Thursday morning.

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The crash happened shortly before 8 am. Pupils dressed in uniform were flung from the vehicle on impact.

Emergency services are on the scene treating the injured, while SAPS officers and private security have cordoned off the area.

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Parents, teachers and community members have gathered outside the school, many overcome with grief.