Overview

• The DNC Coaches bus veered off the N1 near Makhado on Sunday evening, overturned and plunged down a steep embankment, leaving the vehicle upside down.
• Victims include seven children, 17 adult men and 18 adult women, with six people in critical condition and others treated at hospitals in Louis Trichardt, Siloam and Elim.
• Most passengers were Zimbabwean and Malawian nationals traveling home from Gqeberha, and consular teams are working with Limpopo authorities to support families.
• A discrepancy over occupancy is under scrutiny after officials reported 91 people affected, while the operator said the bus was a 61‑seater with two drivers and a host.
• President Cyril Ramaphosa and Transport Minister Barbara Creecy offered condolences and visited response sites as RTMC and police conduct scene reconstruction and mechanical inspections.