{"id":3275,"date":"2025-10-13T11:35:54","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T11:35:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2025\/10\/13\/bus-crash-in-south-african-mountains-kills-at-least-42\/"},"modified":"2025-10-13T11:35:54","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T11:35:54","slug":"bus-crash-in-south-african-mountains-kills-at-least-42","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2025\/10\/13\/bus-crash-in-south-african-mountains-kills-at-least-42\/","title":{"rendered":"Bus crash in South African mountains kills at least 42"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><em>The bus, travelling from the Eastern Cape to Zimbabwe and Malawi, tumbled down a steep embankment.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>A bus has crashed in a mountainous region in the north of South Africa, killing at least 42 people.<\/p>\n<p>The vehicle veered off a steep mountain road on the N1 highway near the town of Makhado in Limpopo province\u00a0on Sunday evening, before tumbling down an embankment and landing upside down.<\/p>\n<section>\n<h2>Recommended Stories <\/h2>\n<p><span>list of 1 item<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>list 1 of 1<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/10\/13\/urgent-debt-relief-demanded-for-africa-amid-public-sector-crisis\">Urgent debt relief demanded for Africa amid public sector crisis<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>The vehicle was travelling from Gqeberha in South Africa\u2019s Eastern Cape province to Zimbabwe and Malawi.<\/p>\n<p>Emergency crews worked through the night to pull victims from the wreckage and transport survivors to nearby hospitals.<\/p>\n<p>More than 30 injured passengers received medical treatment. Authorities said some people may still be trapped inside the overturned bus.<\/p>\n<p>According to public broadcaster SABC, the dead included 18 women, 17 men and seven children.<\/p>\n<p>A 10-month-old baby was among the victims, Violet Mathy, a transport official for the Limpopo province,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Newzroom405\/status\/1977607871157370889\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a> Newzroom Afrika.<\/p>\n<p>The road, a major highway connecting South Africa to Zimbabwe, remained closed in both directions on Monday as rescue operations continued.<\/p>\n<p>Limpopo Premier Phophi Ramathuba visited the crash site before meeting survivors in hospital.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLosing so many lives in one incident is painful beyond words,\u201d she said, offering condolences to families in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Malawi.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities are investigating what caused the driver to lose control, with initial assessments pointing to possible fatigue or mechanical failure as potential factors.<\/p>\n<p>The provincial government is providing counselling support to survivors while working with diplomatic missions from Zimbabwe and Malawi to assist bereaved families.<\/p>\n<p>South Africa\u2019s roads are among the most dangerous in the world, with thousands of people dying in crashes each year.<\/p>\n<p>Long-distance buses carrying migrant workers between countries in Southern Africa are frequently involved in serious accidents on the region\u2019s highways.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The bus, travelling from the Eastern Cape to Zimbabwe and Malawi, tumbled down a steep embankment. A bus has crashed in a mountainous region in the north of South Africa, killing at least 42 people. 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