26 Pupils Injured and 3 Killed in Mpumalanga Scholar Transport Accident

• Three people, including a learner, died after a horrific accident between three cars, including a scholar transport
• The incident took place on 12 August as the vehicle carrying the kids was travelling in Mbombela in Mpumalanga
• The minibus collided with a truck and a bakkie, and the driver of the bakkie, the passenger, and one of the learners died from the collision

Tebogo Mokwena, a Briefly News journalist in Johannesburg, South Africa, covered accidents, fires, outbreaks, nature and natural disaster-related incidents at Daily Sun and Vutivi Business News for seven years.

MBOMBELA, MPUMALANGA — Another accident involving a scholar transport killed one learner and injured more than 20 in Mbombela, Mpumalanga.

Mpumalanga accident claims 3 lives

IOL reported that the accident occurred on the D2296 Road between Mbombela and Karino on 12 August. The midibus, transporting school children around Mbombela, collided with a truck and a bakkie. The Department of Community Safety, Security, and Liaison believed that overtaking may have caused the accident. The road was closed after the crash.

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A total of 27 people sustained various injuries, and one learner and two passengers from the bakkie died. The MEC for Community Safety, Security and Liaison Jackie Mackie sent condolences to the families of the victims. Mackie was also concerned about the accidents in Mpumalanga involving school children. Last month, a bus transporting 30 school children collided with a train, and six learners died from the accident.

"We cannot continue losing young innocent people on our roads due to recklessness. This must just come to an end," he said.

15 learners injured in a rollover collision in KwaZulu-Natal

In a similar incident, Briefly News reported that fifteen school children sustained various injuries after a vehicle rolled over in Isithebe in KwaZulu-Natal.

The accident occurred mid-July, and the vehicle was transporting children to school when the car inexplicably rolled over. Emergency services evacuated the children and were all transported to a clinic. One of the children was severely injured and was transported to a private healthcare facility because of the injuries he sustained.

Source: Briefly News