Thirty -two Zimbabwe and Malavians have died while sitting on the streets of South Africa, officials said.
The accident was on Sunday night because the bus was moving from the “hill section” of the N1 highway in South Africa’s Limpop province, local transport officials said.
They said, “They (after) they went down the road along the pass of a high mountain and got down the embankment,” they added.
South African President Cyril Ramfosa expressed mourning at a high death toll, which includes seven children and said that it is also a tragedy not only for the country but also for our sister’s states of “Zimbabwe and Malavi”.
The cause of the accident is unknown but the inspection has been started.
According to the report, the bus was traveling from Gakabarha city in East Cape.
It is not clear how many people were traveling when the bus crashed.
Also, seven children, 18 women and 17 men were killed and 49 people were injured, authorities confirmed.
Transport Minister Barbara Cresi along with government officials will visit the scene of the accident and the injured passengers.
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