Nhlanhla Mabaso23 March 2025 | 9:30

22 IFP supporters injured in Vryheid bus accident

The Department of Transport in the province said road traffic inspectorate officers were now investigating the actual cause of the accident.

22 IFP supporters injured in Vryheid bus accident

A bus carrying Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) supporters from Gauteng to Ulundi for the party’s 50th-anniversary event was involved in an accident in Vryheid, northern KwaZulu-Natal, on 23 March 2025. Picture X/KZNTransport

ULUNDI - A total of 22 Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) supporters have been injured in a bus accident in Vryheid, northern KwaZulu-Natal, on Sunday morning.

The Department of Transport in the province said road traffic inspectorate officers were now investigating the actual cause of the accident.

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Preliminary reports suggest the bus driver transporting the party supporters from Gauteng to Ulundi for the IFP's 50th-anniversary event failed to navigate a stop sign.

KwaZulu-Natal Transport MEC Siboniso Duma said he was awaiting a full report on this.

"They are checking what might have disturbed. It might be different causes. We wouldn't want to pre-empt. We are just going to wait for a proper report at the end of the day. What we are delighted about is that there are no fatalities."