A tour bus was involved in a collision with a CIT can on the N1 in Limpopo. Image: E24.
20 killed and 68 injured in horrific collision on the N1, Limpopo
The tour bus was involved in a collision with a CIT van on the N1 and rolled from the freeway bridge into the river below.
A tour bus was involved in a collision with a CIT can on the N1 in Limpopo. Image: E24.
Twenty people were confirmed dead and 68 injured in a head-on collision between a tour bus and a cash-in-transit van on the N1 in the Makhado (Louis Trichardt) area of Limpopo.
The gruesome accident happened on Monday night, 13 February.
20 KILLED IN N1 COLLISION
According to emergency service ER24, the bus rolled from the freeway bridge into the river below, landing on its left side.
ER24 Spokesperson, Ross Campbell said paramedics were on the scene at 20:05 along with the Fire Department, Provincial EMS and Rescue and several other private EMS services.
Campbell said the scene was still active late on Monday night with several passengers still possibly unaccounted for.
“One patient, of the 69 passengers confirmed transported to hospital for various injuries, has since died. Three people were found deceased by the roadside and 16 down by the river – all were declared dead on arrival. Most of the fatalities down by the river had been trapped under the bus,” the spokesperson said.
The exact details surrounding the collision are unknown at this time, however SAPS were also on the scene for investigations. Heavy rains had been falling in the area as it is still pouring in most parts of the country.
A National State of Disaster has also been declared over the devastating impact of the floods.
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