An accident claims a life near Stellenbosch

Boland emergency services had to rush to the scene of an accident in the Hellshoogte Pass near Stellenbosch this morning. One person was killed and about 25 others injured when a double cab bakkie and a bus collided. Assistant Stellenbosch fire Chief Wayne Smith says the bakkie was trapped under the bus and the driver died on the scene. A heavy duty crane had to be brought in from Cape Town to free the body. The workers being transported in the bus had to be treated for minor injuries.