11 killed, dozens injured in collision between a truck and bus, in Nelspruit

At least 11 killed in collision between a truck and bus in Mpumalanga

Update: The number of people who have died after a collision between a minibus taxi and a truck in Mpumalanga has risen to 18.

Nelspruit crash
Mpumalanga Community Safety



11 people have been killed and more than a dozen others hurt after a truck and a bus collided near eNtokozweni, west of Nelspruit. 

The bus overturned on Badplaas Road and came to a rest on its side. 


The truck was found in the middle of the road a short distance away.  


ER24 says 11 people died at the scene. 


two people who were critically hurt were airlifted to a hospital in Nelspruit. 


12 others were treated for injuries ranging from minor to moderate. 


Meanwhile, in Durban, a man has been killed after a truck overturned in Durban's Mayville area this morning. 


Emergency services say the truck thought to have been carrying hazardous chemicals, crashed at about 5-o'clock. 


Authorities - including the SAPS bomb squad - cordoned off the road to allow for clean up operations. 


The driver of the vehicle sustained minor injuries.


In northern KZN: Four people were killed in Newcastle after two cars collided near the town's industrial area this morning. 

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