Free State Accident Claims 10 Lives, at Least 30 Injured in Collision Between Truck and Bus
- A total of 10 people were killed in a collision between a bus and a truck on the N6 in the Free State
- The collision occurred between Reddersburg and Springfield in the early hours of 5 March 2025
- At least 23 people suffered minor injuries, while seven others were treated for critical injuries
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FREE STATE – Tragedy has struck on the N6 between Reddersburg and Springfield as 10 people were killed in one accident.
The 10 were killed following a collision between a truck and a bus in the early hours of 5 March 2025 outside Bloemfontein. Emergency Services were called out to the scene at 3:50 am.
At least 30 other passengers were originally reported injured in the accident.
Passengers had to be extracted from wreckage
According to the District Manager: Emergency Medical Services Control Centre, Sipho Towa, the road was closed as officials had to extract passengers from the wreckage while attending to the injured. One lane was open for traffic following the extractions.
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“23 passengers were reported to be slightly injured, while seven were reported to be critically injured. There are still passengers trapped, Towa explained.
The cause of the accident is unclear as yet, but Towa confirmed that it was a side head-on collision.
Minor killed in Free State accident
Speaking to Briefly News on the afternoon of the 5 March, Towa confirmed that seven females and three males perished in the accident. One of the victims was only a minor.
Towa also provided an update on the injuries sustained, saying two were critical, three were moderate and 22 were slightly injured. That brings the number of injured patients to 27 and not 30 as earlier reported.
A total of five were transported to Pelonomi Trauma Unit in Bloemfontein, while the other 22 were taken to Stoffel Coetzee Hospital Smithfield. The deceased were taken to the forensic pathology lab in Bloemfontein.
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The accident is not the first to claim numerous lives in the province. On 8 December 2024, 10 people were killed when a minibus taxi drove into the back of a truck. The incident happend on the N1 in the Free State. Three men and seven women were killed in the taxi. The driver of the truck suffered minor injuries.
On 24 December 2024, a woman took to social media to share her grief after she lost seven family members in one crash in the province.
"N3 freeway free state killed 7 people! My entire family kanjalo njeh," she captioned her post.
Her emotional post on TikTok also included photos of the loved ones she had lost in the crash.
Athletes killed in Free State crash
Briefly News reported that four marathon runners were killed when the car they were travelling in collided with two trucks.
The tragic accident happened on the N3 route between Warden and Villiers in the Free State on 5 March 2025.
The athletes participated in the 2025 Ethekwini Best of the Best Marathon and were travelling to Johannesburg when they crashed.
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