Another fatal bus accident claims three lives

By Megan Hartogh

Two people have died and 23 have been injured in the latest bus accident to occur on the country’s roads. Willie van Heerden, president of Rollersport South Africa, and his wife, were killed when a bus traveling to Pretoria from Cape Town crashed after one of the vehicles tyres burst on the N1 near Springfontein in the Free State. The bus was carrying a group of national and international speed skaters. The bus driver, who is believed to have lost control of the vehicle, also died in hospital while undergoing surgery. This accident is the fourth of it’s kind in the past month. According to the Colin Msibi, spokesperson for the Department of Transport, many accidents that occurred last month was a result of speeding, and that nine of the 15 most serious accidents last month were those involving taxis.