Online Reporter
Thupeyo Muleya, Beitbridge Bureau
Seventeen men, 18 women, and seven children were among those who tragically lost their lives in the Makhado bus accident, as South Africa’s Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) has sent a team of crash investigators to perform technical investigations to Limpopo to establish the real cause of the accident that claimed 42 lives.
The crash occurred when the bus carrying passengers overturned on the N1 near Ingwe Lodge along the N1 highway near Makhado town some 100km from the Beitbridge Border Post.
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The bus was travelling from Port Elizabeth to Harare carrying Malawians and Zimbabweans.
In a statement on Monday the RTMC said among the casualties were seven children, 17 men and 18 women.
“The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) has sent a team of crash investigators to perform technical investigations to Limpopo to establish the real cause of a major bus crash that claimed 42 lives. Traffic flow on the road is affected by ongoing investigations. Motorists are advised to be patient and exercise extreme caution,” said the organisation.
