{"id":52435,"date":"2023-08-08T22:05:55","date_gmt":"2023-08-08T22:05:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/kzn-bus-crash-leaves-6-pupils-dead-scores-injured"},"modified":"2023-08-08T22:05:55","modified_gmt":"2023-08-08T22:05:55","slug":"kzn-bus-crash-leaves-6-pupils-dead-scores-injured","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/kzn-bus-crash-leaves-6-pupils-dead-scores-injured","title":{"rendered":"KZN bus crash leaves 6 pupils dead, scores injured"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Six pupils died following a bus accident in northern KwaZulu-Natal on Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n<p>According to the provincial government, grades 10 and 11 pupils from Mchitheki Secondary School in Nongoma were travelling to Durban for an educational tour.<\/p>\n<p>The bus apparently overturned when the driver failed to negotiate a bend on the R618 near the Hluhluwe Umfolozi Game Reserve, according to the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC).<\/p>\n<p>Five pupils died at the scene, while another was declared dead in hospital.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The driver is also believed to be in a critical condition,&#8221; said KZN transport department spokesperson Thando Biyela.<\/p>\n<p>According to RTMC spokesperson Simon Zwane, 30 pupils were seriously injured, while 40 others suffered minor bruises.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They were all taken to Hlabisa Hospital,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>KZN Education MEC Mbali Frazer added:<\/p>\n<p>DA KZN spokesperson on education Imraan Keeka shared her sympathies with the families of the deceased.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We extend our sincere condolences to the families of those who have passed away under such horrific circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our province&#8217;s roads have become death traps while learner transport remains largely problematic, with several modes of transport unregulated,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday&#8217;s accident comes less than a year after 19 pupils, a teacher and a driver died when a truck crashed into a bakkie in Pongola in northern KZN.<\/p>\n<p>The provincial Department of Community Safety has vowed to speed up the investigation into Tuesday&#8217;s crash.<\/p>\n<p>Its spokesperson, Kwanele Ncalane, said they would assist affected families with counselling and burial arrangements in partnership with the education department.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\">South-Africa<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. Six pupils died following a bus accident in northern KwaZulu-Natal on Tuesday morning. According to the provincial government, grades 10 and 11 pupils from Mchitheki Secondary School in Nongoma were travelling to Durban for an educational tour. 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