Bus and armoured truck collision kills 20 in South Africa

No less than 60 others have been wounded within the incident, which occurred late on Monday in South Africa’s northern Limpopo province.

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A common view picture of the closed N12 freeway as paramedics and emergency service personnel work on the scene of a diesel tanker crash in Johannesburg on January 7, 2023. [AFP] (AFP)

A head-on collision between a tour bus and a cash-in-transit truck left 20 folks lifeless and left at the very least 60 others injured late on Monday on a significant highway in South Africa’s northern Limpopo province.

Police divers have been looking a river that runs alongside the freeway “for individuals who might need been swept away”, the regional transport division mentioned in an announcement on Tuesday.

After the crash, the tour bus rolled from a bridge on the N1 freeway right into a river under, mentioned ER24, an emergency medical care firm, whose paramedics have been on the scene.

“Three folks have been discovered deceased by the roadside and 16 down by the river – all have been declared lifeless on arrival,” ER24 mentioned in an announcement.

“One affected person, of the 69 passengers confirmed transported to hospital for varied accidents, has since died,” it mentioned.

It was not instantly clear how many individuals the tour bus was carrying.

ER24 mentioned police have been investigating the circumstances surrounding the crash.

The reason for the accident is underneath investigation, however heavy rains have been drenching the area in current days, a spokesman for the regional transport division, Tidimalo Chuene, advised AFP.

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