‘Brake failure’ led to Tongaat bus crash: prelim report
A preliminary investigation into this Tuesday's fatal bus crash in Tongaat shows the vehicle’s brakes may have failed.
Three women were killed after the 30-seater plunged off the Tongaat River Bridge, landing on the river bed several meters below.
Emergency services worked to extricate 12 other occupants from the wreckage.
They used a rope and pulley system to hoist the injured back to the roadway.
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KZN Department of Transport spokesperson Ndabezinhle Sibiya says the victims are from Burbreeze.
"The bus plunged off the more than 50-meter bridge in Tongaat. The MEC has expressed his deepest condolences to the families of the victims. Equally, he has wished those who are injured a speedy recovery."
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