A bus carrying 46 individuals crashed over a bridge in South Africa, killing everybody on board besides an 8-year-old woman, native officers mentioned Thursday.
The accident occurred on the Mma Matlakala Bridge between Marken and Mokopane, within the northern province of Limpopo, roughly 320 kilometres north of Johannesburg.
The Limpopo Division of Transportation and Neighborhood Security mentioned, in a press release posted on Fb, the bus was believed to be carrying individuals who have been travelling to attend an Easter weekend church service within the city of Moira.
In line with the assertion, it is imagine the bus misplaced management and went over the aspect of the bridge and plummeted 50 metres beneath onto a rocky floor and caught on fireplace.
The kid who survived the accident was transported to a close-by hospital to be handled, however particulars of her situation are unclear.
The bus was registered within the neighbouring nation of Botswana, the division mentioned, and officers are working to verify the citizenship of the victims.
The assertion went on to say “some our bodies have been burned past recognition,” whereas others have been both trapped in wreckage or scattered close by.