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South Africa: 42 people killed in Limpopo bus crash
9:31 CAT | 13 Oct 2025
Scene of bus crash on the N1 North near Ingwe Lodge, Musina on October 12, 2025. [Image Credits : X@_ArriveAlive]
A bus has crashed in Limpopo, claiming the lives of 42 passengers who were travelling from Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape to Harare in Zimbabwe.
The death toll from the bus crash on the N1 outside Louis Trichardt in Limpopo now stands at 42, SABC reports.
The Transport Department says the deceased are 18 adult females, 17 adult males and seven children.
More than 30 passengers have been taken to hospital.
The bus lost control and rolled down an embankment and landed on its roof.
Emergency services personnel, police and traffic police are continuing with the search and rescue efforts Monday morning.
Transport Department MEC Violet Mathye, who had gone to the bus crash scene, indicated that some passengers are suspected to be still trapped in the bus.
The bus travelling from Gqeberha was carrying Malawian and Zimbabwean nationals.
The road remains closed for traffic on both directions.
Dozens of people have died in a horrific bus crash on the N1 near Makhado. The passengers, according to Limpopo Transport and Community Safety MEC Violet Susan Mathye, the passengers were on their way to Zimbabwe and Malawi. #TheSouthAfricanMorning #DStv403 #DStv194… pic.twitter.com/WhOIy2aC3L
— eNCA (@eNCA) October 13, 2025
Source: SABC
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