The bus with 46 Easter pilgrims plunged off a bridge into a ravine some 50-metres under a bridge and burst into flames
The mangled wreck of the bus that plunged down a ravine in Limpopo. Photo: Limpopo Department of Transport.
With an enquiry expected to be set up to probe the massiver deadly bus crash that killed 45 worshippers in Limpopo,It is understood the vehicle with 46 passengers plunged off a bridge into a ravine some 50-metres under a bridge and burst into flames on Thursday on the R518 road nearAn 8-year-old child who was the only survivor of the horrific crash is in hospital with serious injuries.
“President Masisi expressed his gratitude for the cooperation that the government of Botswana has received from the Department of International Relations and Cooperation , as well as from the provincial and local government structures.”saying process to confirm the citizenship of the victims will only commence, after the foreign missions of both South Africa and Botswana had verified their citizenships.
Chikunga called out drunk drivers, those who fraudulently obtained their driver’s licence and motorists who choose to ignore the road rules. “I have a right to life. No one has the right to take someone’s life – be it due to a car accident caused by drunkenness or through stabbing. No one has the right to take someone’s life,” Chikunga said.End date for e-tolls decided – here’s when the gantries will be switched off
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