Photo by Gordon Thomas Edwards
A bus transporting 50 people overturned on the N8 approximately 4 kilometres outside of Bloemfontein this morning.
It is not clear what caused the accident, but it is suspected that the bus may have had mechanical failure before the driver lost control. The bus then crashed off the road and overturned onto its side. 4 people lost their lives in the accident, a woman and 3 men.
Paramedics treated and transported the remaining 46 people, 39 of which suffered minor injuries and the remaining 7 with moderate to serious injuries. They were loaded into waiting ambulances and taken to hospital for further care.
The police attended the scene and will conduct all necessary investigations into the cause of the accident.
There were no other vehicles involved in the accident.
Vanessa Jackson, ER24
Traffic Congestion after bus accident on N8
