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24 disabled children injured‚ one killed in minibus crash

A minibus taxi transporting disabled children from home to a special needs school was involved in a collision that killed two people and left 24 children injured on Tuesday.

The collision‚ between the minibus and a bakkie‚ happened in the morning on the R25 at Bronkhorstpruit in Gauteng.

“Two of the disabled children are in a critical condition‚ the rest sustained moderate to minor injuries‚” said Netcare911.

“The driver of the bakkie and one of the disabled children‚ a girl‚ were declared dead at the scene.”

The Netcare1 helicopter airlifted one of the children to a hospital in Johannesburg for further medical care.

“The rest of the injured children were stabilised on scene and transported by ambulance to a nearby hospital for further medical care‚” said Netcare 911. — TMG Digital

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