Johannesburg – At least 34 people have been killed in two
separate accidents in the Eastern Cape, the Road Traffic Management Corporation
said on Saturday.
Twenty-five people were killed on the R408 between Butterworth
and Willowvale when a bus driver lost control of the vehicle, spokesperson
Simon Zwane said.
“The vehicle overturned, killing passengers. The number
of fatalities is expected to increase as some passengers are still trapped
inside the bus,” he said.
In a separate accident, nine people were killed when a
minibus taxi overturned on the R61 between Cradock and Graaff Reinet
The taxi overturned on an embankment in the early hours of
Saturday morning.
Five people were injured and taken to hospital, said Zwane.
The RTMC was sending crash investigators to the Eastern Cape
to investigate both accidents.
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