A HORROR crash has left 19 schoolkids lifeless after a lorry smashed right into a minibus on a South African freeway.
The tragedy occurred within the Pongola space – round 300 kilometres north of Durban – on Friday afternoon.
Horrifying dashcam footage confirmed the second the lorry overtook one other truck on the two-lane freeway earlier than ploughing into the minibus filled with schoolkids.
In accordance with native media stories, the minibus tried to swerve out of the best way of the oncoming lorry earlier than it was crushed by the car.
Authorities mentioned 19 youngsters – aged between 5 and 12 – died within the crash, together with three adults.
The youngsters have been mentioned to have been on their manner dwelling from college on the time.
The lorry driver fled the scene, however cops arrested him on Saturday after he handed himself in, eNCA stories.
He is because of seem in courtroom on Monday.
Regional transport minister Sipho Hlomuka mentioned: “The dying of so many younger lives is a critical tragedy.”
South Africa’s roads are among the many most developed on the continent – however security stays a difficulty with most accidents blamed on reckless driving.
In 2017, 19 schoolchildren have been killed when their minibus crashed right into a truck and exploded right into a ball of fireplace within the Mpumalanga province, north of the capital Pretoria.
The youngsters on board have been mentioned to be of each main and secondary age.
In 2018, a British teenage woman and her mum, who was associated to the Queen, have been killed as they have been coming back from a household safari journey.
Louise Sword, 53, and Tabitha, 12, died after a Mercedes hit them head on close to Zinkwazi in KwaZulu-Natal province.
Her husband Alistair, 53, and son Benjamin, 11, have been each minimize free from their wrecked SUV.
And in 2019, three British vacationers have been killed after their 4×4 crashed off a bridge and plunged 75ft right into a river whereas driving up the well-known 450 mile Backyard Route from Cape City to Port Elizabeth.
The group had begun their journey dwelling from their “dream vacation” when their double cab Toyota station wagon and baggage trailer was concerned in a crash with a Chrysler Neon.
It is understood a gust of wind blew the Brit {couples}’ trailer into the opposite automotive, which was travelling in the identical route.
The impression induced their car to flip over the barrier, sending it crashing on its roof into the river beneath.