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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rich Booth

Rescue operation continues after fatal bus crash

  • A bus crash in northern South Africa has killed at least 42 people and injured 49 others.
  • The incident occurred on Sunday evening on the N1 highway near Louis Trichardt, when the bus veered off a steep mountain pass and plunged into an embankment.
  • Among the fatalities were seven children, 17 men, and 18 women, with six people critically injured and 31 seriously injured.
  • The bus was carrying Zimbabwean and Malawian nationals who were travelling to their home countries.
  • The cause of the crash is currently unknown, and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa offered condolences to the nations of Zimbabwe and Malawi.

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At least 42 killed as bus crashes off mountain road in South Africa

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