Bus accident death toll rises

The death toll in the bus accident on the Karoo’s so-called road of death between Beaufort West and Laingsburg has risen to seven. Another seven people were critically injured on Wednesday night when a double decker bus slammed into the back of a stationary truck and overturned. The transport department’s Makhaya Mani says 13 passengers were less seriously injured. The bus was traveling from the Eastern Cape to Cape Town.