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60 Malawi-bound passengers injured when bus overturns

At least 60 people were reported to have been injured in the early hours of Monday morning when a bus overturned on the N1 in Musina‚ Limpopo.

When paramedics from ER24 and local emergency services arrived on the scene at about 1.30am‚ they found the bus lying on its side‚ and several passengers were sitting near the wreckage.

 “Paramedics assessed the injured and found that they all sustained minor to moderate injuries‚ ER24 Spokesperson Werner Vermaak said.

“No one sustained any serious injuries and no fatalities were found on the scene. The injured were treated for injuries varying from minor cuts and bruises to possible back and neck injuries.”

The cause of the accident is not yet known‚ and it is understood that the occupants were on their way to Malawi from Johannesburg when it occurred.- TMG Digital

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