KWAZULU-NATAL. – About 35 people were injured when a bus left the R56 just after Mkuzane Primary School near Richmond early this morning, shortly before 06:00, and came to rest on its side.
Garrith Jamieson of ALS Paramedics said the service was dispatched from Cato Ridge to the accident scene. A triage system was set up at the scene and several ambulances were deployed. Some of the occupants sustained injuries ranging from minor to critical. After they were stabilised at the scene, they were transported to various hospitals.
The precise cause of the accident is still unknown. According to Jamieson, police were at the scene and will investigate the incident further.
This article is an automatic English translation of a Nuusflits article originally published in Afrikaans. Read the Afrikaans original.
