45 persons travelling for Easter celebration die in auto crash
The tragic incident happened on Thursday on a bridge approximately 300km north of Johannesburg in the Northeastern Limpopo province.
Fourty five persons have lost their lives in a fatal road accident in South Africa.
The tragic incident happened on Thursday on a bridge approximately 300km north of Johannesburg in the Northeastern Limpopo province.
The driver was said to have lost control of the bus, which crashed through a barrier of the bridge, fell of the bridge and caught fire.
According to BBC, only an eight-year-old child survived the accident with multiple injuries.
The passengers were said to be pilgrims travelling from Botswana’s capital Gaborone to an Easter service in the town of Moria.
The vehicle lost control and went off a bridge on the Mmamatlakala mountain pass between Mokopane and Marken, around 300km (190 miles) north of Johannesburg, according to South African public broadcaster SABC.
Speaking with reporters after visiting the scene, Sindisiwe Chikunga, South Africa’s Minister of Transportation, said the government will carry out an investigation to determine thecause of the accident.
Chikunga said: “Our thoughts and prayers are with you during this difficult time.
“We continue to urge responsible driving at all times with heightened alertness as more people are on our roads this Easter weekend.”
In his Easter message to South Africans, President Cyril Ramaphosa called on citizens to “do our best to make this a safe Easter.”
