Twenty people have died in a head-on collision between a tour bus and a cash-in-transit van in Limpopo. A total of 68 others have been injured.
The crash took place on the N1 highway in the Louis Trichardt area Monday night. ER24 says the bus rolled off a bridge into a river, landing on its side.
A total of 16 people were found dead at the river’s edge, most trapped under the bus. A further three were found on the roadside while a 20th person died in hospital.
Police are still investigating the exact cause of the crash. There have been heavy rains in the area.
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