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DisasterSouth Africa·7 Sept 2026 · 15h ago

35 injured in bus crash in Richmond

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A bus overturned on the R56 near Mkhuzane Primary School in Richmond, KwaZulu-Natal, on Monday morning, resulting in injuries to approximately 35 people. Emergency responders, including ALS Paramedics, established a triage system on-site to stabilize victims ranging from minor to critical condition before transporting them to various hospitals. The South African Police Service (Saps) attended the scene and initiated an investigation into the cause of the crash, which remains unknown. This incident followed a separate accident last week in the Wyebank area, where a vehicle transporting students crashed into an embankment, injuring ten children.

Consequences

The South African Police Service will conduct investigations into both the bus accident and the student transport crash to determine the circumstances leading to each event. Local medical facilities will manage the continued care of the injured individuals transported from both scenes.

Sources

The Citizen SA
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