Death toll in Gauteng bus crash rises to 16

Simon Majadibodu

The number of people killed in the Gauteng bus crash has risen to 16. The accident took place on the R21 near the OR Tambo International Airport yesterday morning at around 6.30 am. According to Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) the crash involved a MAN passenger bus owned by the City of Ekurhuleni and a light motor vehicle. Spokesperson Simon Zwane said preliminary reports suggest that both vehicles were travelling in the third lane (from the right) of the R21. “It is alleged that the LMV suddenly applied brakes after missing the offramp exit lane. In an attempt to avoid a collision, the bus driver also braked and swerved, resulting in the bus losing control, rotating clockwise, overturning, and coming to rest in the offramp lane, facing south.” Zwane said…

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