South Africa: Dozens Killed In Bus Crash

At least 29 people have been killed and many others injured in a bus crash in South Africa, 60 miles east of the capital Pretoria.

The vehicle collided with a truck near the town of Kwaggafontein, according to a government spokesman.

The injured have been taken to taken to hospital in nearby KwaMhlangu.

It is reported that the narrow potholed route is notorious for fatal accidents, with religious leaders holding a service last year to pray for improved safety.

A provincial minister had also pledged to improve conditions.

Joseph Mabuza, Mpumalanga province safety department spokesman, said: "So far 29 people have been confirmed death and 11 seriously injured, and 12 slightly injured.

"The truck driver was trying to avoid a stationary vehicle and collided with the oncoming bus.

"We are not sure if the truck driver and the bus driver survived the accident."

In September, 27 people died when a lorry crashed into traffic near the eastern city of Durban, while 24 were killed when a double-decker bus crashed on a mountainous pass near Cape Town in March.

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