Nkomazi mayor Thulisile Khoza has called for a review of matric dances.

Khoza was speaking in Mangweni, in Mpumalanga, during the visit to some of the families whose children died in an accident while on their way home from an after-party. She said this was not the first time tragedy had struck in the municipality involving matric pupils.

"There was a year when pupils went to Witbank for a matric dance. On their way back, they stopped and one of them disappeared. To this day, no one knows where that child is ... there has to be a review of these events," Khoza said.

She said she fully supported the decision by the KwaZulu-Natal education department to suspend matric dance events from September until November when matriculants finish writing their final exams.

"The problem we are starting to realise is that these incidents happen after these events. I fully support KZN ... I heard our education MEC (Reginah Mhaule) say we will sit down and review this decision."

Education spokesman Gerald Sambo confirmed that Mhaule would review the matter. MEC for community safety, security and liaison, Pat Ngomane, echoed Khoza's sentiments.

"We need to sit down with the department of education and talk about it."

Provincial police commissioner Bethuel Zuma said investigations into the crash were continuing. "Some of the injured pupils are still in hospital. We cannot talk to them because they are still traumatised."