Four people have been killed and multiple other injured after a bus lost control and rolled down an embankment on the N2 between Port Shepstone and Hibberdene.
Seven patients were critically injured and required immediate medical attention at the scene of the accidentFour people were killed, and multiple others were injured after a bus rolled down an embankment on the N2. Image: @NancyPalien1.
Emergency services on the scene confirmed that a bus overturned on the N2 between Port Shepstone and Hibberdene, leaving multiple injured.The KwaZulu Private Ambulance Service, who responded to the scene first, confirmed that the bus lost control and rolled approximately 30 meters down an embankment.Footage surfaces of vehicle involved in deadly KZN crash that killed 8 stocked with alcohol
Seven patients were critically injured and required immediate attention. Five others sustained serious injuries, while 14 others suffered minor injuries.While the MEC was at a funeral and couldn’t visit the scene himself, he already dispatched a team to it. The MEC also added that he contacted the Eastern Cape MEC for Transport to ensure the victims' families were assisted.In a statement released to the media, the MEC confirmed that the bus driver was arrested.
“The driver of the bus has been taken to Margate Police Station to face charges of capable homicide. The bus will be kept at the RTI Offices in Port Shepstone for further examination.”Byron Pillay is a Current Affairs Editor at Briefly News. He received a Diploma in Journalism from the Caxton Cadet School. He spent 11 years covering a wide variety of news as a community journalist, including politics, crime and current affairs.
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