Online Reporter
A Zimbabwean man, Sheppard Thivenge, is desperately searching for his sister who was among passengers on a bus that crashed along the N1 near Makhado in South Africa’s Limpopo Province on Sunday.
At least 42 people, including several Zimbabweans, were killed when the bus, which was travelling from Gqeberha to Harare, overturned and landed on its roof. Dozens of others were injured and taken to various hospitals in the area.
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Speaking at the scene, Thivenge said he had been moving between hospitals hoping to find his sister.
“We went to the hospital, and what we saw there was terrible — people were badly injured. I didn’t find my sister, so I went to Elim Hospital. We checked there; most of the patients were women, and only three of them were in a better condition. I managed to talk to them and showed them my sister’s picture. They said they knew her and that they were together on the bus.
“We didn’t find my sister, but they showed us one woman who had passed away at the hospital. She managed to reach there but didn’t make it. I’m now on my way to Siloam Hospital to continue searching for my sister.
“I spoke to an officer who said that if we don’t find her there, we’ll have to wait for assistance and go to Louis Trichardt Memorial Hospital. That’s where they will give us the full list of those who passed away and those who survived, maybe today or tomorrow.”
- SABC News
