23 school children injured in Midlands crash
Nearly two dozen school children are receiving treatment in various Pietermaritzburg hospitals - after they were hurt in an accident in the Midlands.
The minibus they were being transported in this afternoon careened off the road and crashed in Mpophomeni, near Howick.
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Netcare 911's Chris Botha says a taxi being used as a school bus left the road and crashed.
"When we arrived there 23 children were injured - one was in a critical condition, and five sustained very serious injuries. The remainder of them sustained very minor injuries," he said.
The cause of the crash is being investigated.