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BREAKING: Harare - Johannesburg Intercape bus in accident, 10 people dead
21 Sep 2018 at 09:47hrs | Views
At least 10 people were killed in a bus crash on the N1 in Limpopo on Friday morning, police said.
There are reports that the InterCape bus, a Volvo bus reg no: ICG 077 GP, travelling from Harare to Johannesburg was involved in an accident near the Caltex garage as the bus was leaving Polokwane.
The cause of the incident is unknown and paramedics are on the scene, police spokesperson Constable Mienkie Ramakgoakgoa has told News24.
She could not provide the exact death toll but said estimates indicated that "at least 10" people had died.
Provincial transport spokesperson Matome Moremi said the N1 between Polokwane and Mokopane had been closed.
The crash follows the death of 11 people on Monday morning when a bus travelling from Zambia crashed in Polokwane.
There are reports that the InterCape bus, a Volvo bus reg no: ICG 077 GP, travelling from Harare to Johannesburg was involved in an accident near the Caltex garage as the bus was leaving Polokwane.
The cause of the incident is unknown and paramedics are on the scene, police spokesperson Constable Mienkie Ramakgoakgoa has told News24.
Provincial transport spokesperson Matome Moremi said the N1 between Polokwane and Mokopane had been closed.
intercape enroute to jhb from harare
— chiefchirau82 (@mugovemuchabaiw) September 21, 2018
The crash follows the death of 11 people on Monday morning when a bus travelling from Zambia crashed in Polokwane.
Bus overturns leaving ten dead, 34 injured in Polokwane https://t.co/UO8lRM6EPk #ArriveAlive #BusCrash #Limpopo @ER24EMS pic.twitter.com/jGm4V9VSph
— Arrive Alive (@_ArriveAlive) September 21, 2018
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