7 elderly churchgoers killed in Mpumalanga crash
Updated | By Lesetja Makhura
Limpopo MEC for Transport and Community Safety Florence Radzilani has sent her condolences to the families of seven elderly people who died in a bus crash in Mpumalanga.
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The group, who were on their way to church, were killed when the bus they were travelling in veered off the R37 towards Lydenburg.
The bus went down a cliff on Friday.
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They were members of the Lutheran Church congregation from Mogalakwena Local Municipality.
"According to reports, the deceased were a part of a group of 'golden boys and girls,' who were traveling to Mpumalanga for a church activity, their bus overturned due to a tyre puncture.
"The MEC learned of this accident yesterday in the evening, and has sent messages of condolences to the families of the victims and also wished a speedy recovery to the survivors," said MEC spokesperson Vongani Chauke.
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