News24.com | Death toll in Limpopo bus crash rises to 21

Twenty-one people died and more than 60 others were injured in a road accident in Limpopo.

The death toll in the road crash between a bus and a cash-in-transit truck in the Vhembe district in Limpopo on Monday has risen to 21.

More than 60 people were injured in the crash.

The bus had been transporting people from Makhado to areas around Nzhelele, Siloam and Tshikombani, said Limpopo Transport and Community Safety MEC Florence Radzilani.

According to reports, the two vehicles collided after the driver lost control of the cash-in-transit vehicle while overtaking another vehicle. The bus then rolled from the freeway bridge into the river below and landed on its left side.

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ER24 spokesperson Ross Campbell previously told News24 that most of the people who died had been trapped under the bus.

Police divers were dispatched to the scene to verify that no one had been swept away in the river.

Radzilani, Deputy Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga, and Vhembe District Mayor Dowelani Nenguda are expected to support the bereaved families when they identify the remains of their loved ones on Wednesday. They will then visit the scene of the crash.

Radzilani said the authorities would provide assistance to the victims' families, including counselling services.

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