Bus crash in mountainous region of South Africa kills at least 42 people

JOHANNESBURG AP A bus veered off a road and plunged down an embankment on a steep mountain pass in northern South Africa killing at least people and leaving another passengers injured functionaries revealed Monday The crash happened around p m Sunday on the N highway near the town of Louis Trichardt around kilometers miles north of the capital Pretoria The Conveyance Ministry declared in a comment that the casualties included seven children men and women It announced six people were critically injured and another had serious injuries and had been taken to several hospitals One critically injured child was airlifted to a hospital the ministry disclosed Images circulated by executives indicated the blue bus lying upside down in the embankment with rescuers working underneath it to search for sufferers The Limpopo provincial regime revealed rescue operations continued late into Sunday night The bus was traveling to Zimbabwe and was carrying Zimbabwean and Malawian nationals who were on their way to their home countries the Transit Ministry commented It stated the cause of the crash was not yet known In a announcement South African President Cyril Ramaphosa offered his deep condolences to the nations of Zimbabwe and Malawi who have lost compatriots This sadness is compounded by the fact that this affair has taken place during our annual carriage month where we place a special focus on the importance of safety on our roads Ramaphosa declared Last year people were killed in a bus crash in the same Limpopo province when their carriage veered off a bridge and into a ravine An -year-old girl was the only survivor of that crash That bus was carrying mainly Botswana nationals who were traveling to an Easter church gathering in South Africa Imray published from Cape Town South Africa AP Africa news https apnews com hub africa