Thursday, October 22, 2015

38 Children injured after school bus overturned

Mbasa Gqokoma
22 October 2015

38 Children, aged between 4 and 7, have been injured yesterday afternoon after their school bus overturned at the Shive and Regina Road intersection in Northdale, Pietermaritsburg.

ER24 spokesperson Russel Meiring explains….
When ER24 paramedics, along with other services, arrived on scene, they found a school bus lying on its side against a residence wall. Children from the bus were found walking around on scene.”

On assessment, paramedics found that 38 children had sustained minor injuries in the collision.

He says “Paramedics treated the patients and thereafter transported them to various hospitals for further treatment. It is understood that the driver lost control of the vehicle, causing it to roll.”


Fortunately no serious or fatal injuries were reported on scene.

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