Hello and welcome to the details of S. African president sends condolences after bus crash kills 45 and now with the details
Nevin Al Sukari - Sana'a - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa expressed his condolences today over an Easter bus crash that only an eight-year-old girl survived out of 46 people on board. — Reuters pic
JOHANNESBURG, March 29 — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa expressed his condolences today over an Easter bus crash that only an eight-year-old girl survived out of 46 people on board.
She had been admitted to hospital after yesterday’s crash but did not suffer serious injury.
Police have said they are investigating a case of culpable homicide, with the driver among the dead after allegedly losing control.
Advertisement
The accident occurred when the bus plunged off a bridge into a ravine and caught fire in the north of the country.
It was travelling from neighbouring Botswana to Moria, where an Easter pilgrimage and service have attracted more than a million worshippers in recent years.
Ramaphosa “conveyed his condolences to the Republic of Botswana and to the family and friends of the 45 bus crash victims”, the president’s office said.
Advertisement
Transport ministry media officer Vongani Chauke, told AFP family members were “coming to the country to visit the surviving girl”.
“She’s fine, receiving medical attention and does not have serious injuries,” he said.
According to police 34 bodies have been found but only nine were identifiable with many burnt beyond recognition. The authorities continue to search for the remaining 11.
South African police confirmed that 15 males and 31 females on board were Botswana citizens travelling from Molepolole village, 60 kilometres north-west of the capital Gaborone.
It plunged off a major bridge linking two hillsides near Mmamatlakala in Limpopo province, around 300 kilometres north of Johannesburg.
The transport minister has promised a full inquiry.
The governments in Botswana and South Africa have vowed to work together throughout, Ramaphosa said after a phone call with Botswanan President Mokgweetsi Masisi.
The president of Estonia, Alar Karis, took to X to extend “heartfelt condolences” to Masisi adding that he was “deeply saddened by the news”.
The Turkish embassy in Gaborone said on X its “thoughts are with the families affected by this tragedy”.
While South Africa has one of the African continent’s most developed road networks, it also suffers from one of the worst safety records.
Major road accidents are common during Easter weekend and the festive season in December. — AFP
These were the details of the news S. African president sends condolences after bus crash kills 45 for this day. We hope that we have succeeded by giving you the full details and information. To follow all our news, you can subscribe to the alerts system or to one of our different systems to provide you with all that is new.
It is also worth noting that the original news has been published and is available at Malay Mail and the editorial team at AlKhaleej Today has confirmed it and it has been modified, and it may have been completely transferred or quoted from it and you can read and follow this news from its main source.
