20 Dead, 68 Injured in Massive Head-On Collision Between Bus and CIT Van in Limpopo, Mzansi Mourns Tragedy

• A deadly collision on the N1 in Limpopo has claimed the lives of 20 people and injured 68 more
• The accident happened on Monday evening in Makhdo when a bus and a cash-in-transit vehicle collided head-on on a bridge
• ER24 said the exact details of the deadly collision are still unclear and authorities are still investigating the collision

MAKHADO - A devastating head-on collision between a bus and a cash-in-transit van has killed at least 20 people and injured 68 others in Limpopo.

The deadly crash took place on the N1 highway in Makhado (Louis Trichardt) on Monday evening, 13 February.

ER24 emergency personnel who arrived at the scene following the crash said the bus rolled off a freeway bridge and into a river.

Some of the passengers from the Limpopo bus crash may still be unaccounted for

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According to MSN, 16 deceased were found on the river's edge while most victims were trapped under the bus.

Three more bodies were found on the side of the road while the 20th victim died while receiving medical attention at a hospital.

ER24 spokesperson Ross Campbell said that there may several passengers unaccounted for. The spokesperson added that the details surrounding the cause of the collision are still unclear at this time, The Citizen reported.

South Africans mourn all the lives lost in the deadly Limpopo bus crash

Citizens have shared messages of condolences on social media and slammed the lack of safety on South African roads.

Below are some comments:

@ShanMoff mourned:

"How tragic."

@Emmanovich1222 claimed:

"Something is demonic about 2023, too many bad things are happening."

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@offthegrid4EVA said:

"So sad for the accident victims."

@KRBNARE4 grieved:

"South Africa is something else."

@SMukwakungu exclaimed:

"Road accident fatalities are a pandemic in South Africa. 20 people dead all at once."

Grade 11 child dies when overloaded school transport carrying 14 pupils overturns in Protea Glen, SA dismayed

Similarly, Briefly News earlier reported that a Grade 11 girl died in a tragic accident that left 13 other schoolchildren badly injured.

The fatal crash occurred when the private school transport, an overloaded Toyota Condor, overturned on the R599 Randfontein road in Protea Glen, Johannesburg.

The transport was shuttling the children to Protea Glen Secondary School 1 and 2 and Faranana Primary School when the driver lost control of the vehicle, causing it to overturn.

Source: Briefly News