Three dead in Tongaat bus crash, scores left injured
IOL A full-laden bus crashed over a bridge in Tongaat on Tuesday morning. Three people have been confirmed dead.
Image: Picture: IPSS Medical Rescue
Three people were killed in a bus crash on the R102 near Maidstone Sugar Mill in the Tongaat area on Tuesday morning.
According to IPSS Medical Rescue, a fully-laden bus veered off the Tongaat River bridge.
Emergency workers are still at the scene, and the R102 has been closed to traffic.
So far, three people have been confirmed deceased, and 12 people are seriously injured.
IOL Emergency workers are at the scene of the R102 in Tongaat where a bus crash claimed three lives.
Image: Picture: IPSS Medical Rescue
Spokesperson for IPSS Medical Rescue Samantha Meyrick said one of the seriously injured passengers are being extricated by the fire department.
"There are an unknown number of patients with minor injuries."
*This is a developing story.*
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