One dead and four critically injured in bus collision with truck

Oscar Thomas
9 May 2014

One person died and four others were seriously inured when a bus collided with a truck on Duvha Road in Witbank Mpumalanga. The accident occurred this morning.

It is unclear at this stage what happened. It is alleged that three occupants sustained injuries.

ER24 Spokesperson Russell Meiring said ER24 paramedics along with other services arrived on scene where the bus was on the roadside with occupants scattered all over the scene.

Meiring said Paramedics discovered that children sustained injuries ranging from minor to moderate. Paramedics started treating the children some of who were special needs children.

“Once treated paramedics transported the children to a nearby hospital for further medical treatment. It is not yet known how the incident occurred but local authorities were on scene for further investigation Meiring added.