Overview

• Authorities confirmed 42 dead, including seven children, with about 49 injured and one critically injured child airlifted to hospital.
• Most passengers were Zimbabwean and Malawian nationals traveling home from Gqeberha when the bus veered off the road around Sunday evening and landed upside down down an embankment.
• The Road Traffic Management Corporation has deployed crash investigators for a full scene reconstruction and mechanical inspection, with findings pending.
• President Cyril Ramaphosa and Transport Minister Barbara Creecy conveyed condolences, while the Limpopo government is providing psychosocial support and coordinating with Zimbabwean and Malawian consular teams.
• DNC Coaches said the Harare-bound 61-seater carried two drivers and a host and the company is engaging with next of kin as traffic on the N1 near Ingwe Lodge remains restricted with alternate routes advised via the Witvlag and Williespoort turnoffs.