Injured taken to hospital following fatal bus accident
Some family members made their way to the scene to identify their loved ones with some wailing as the bodies were uncovered.
An accident on the R21 northbound freeway claimed 12 lives.
JOHANNESBURG - There are still harrowing scenes on the R21 where the bodies of the deceased remain on the highway, covered in aluminium medical blankets.
Some family members made their way to the scene to identify their loved ones with some wailing as the bodies were uncovered.
Ekurhuleni metro police spokesperson William Ntladi said several other people have been taken to hospital.
“We have accounted 44 passengers and the 45th one is the driver so we have got 45 passengers being transported to various hospitals.”
Meanwhile, officials are combing the scene as part of investigations while the battered bus remained lying on its side.
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