Twenty people have been killed and 61 others injured after a bus and a cash-in-transit armoured van collided in South Africa’s Limpopo province,
On Monday night, around 20:00, local media reported that a bus had fallen off a bridge and into a river below, landing on its side.
Apparently, being trapped inside the bus caused the majority of the victims to pass away.
There is currently an investigation into the accident’s cause.
There have been heavy rains in the area. Emergency services were still on the scene on Tuesday morning, with heavy downpours delaying their work.
TRAFFIC UPDATE🚨
— Limpopo Department of Transport & Community Safety (@TransportLimCom) February 14, 2023
Tuesday, 14 February 2023
20 people were tragically killed and 61 injured in an accident, where a cash-in-transit van lost control and collided head-on with an oncoming bus, yesterday on road N1- 29 Mashovhela, towards Musina in Vhembe District.🕯🙏 pic.twitter.com/I1j1Z4MjtQ