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Battle to identify 45 victims of tragic bus accident in South Africa

Battle to identify 45 victims of tragic bus accident in South Africa

WORK to identify and repatriate the remains of 45 Botswana nationals who died after their bus fell off a bridge in Limpopo, South Africa, has begun and is being co-ordinated by the highest offices in both countries. Only an eight year-old girl survived the horrific crash when the bus carrying churchgoers crashed.  President Cyril Ramaphosa has conveyed his condolences to the Republic of Botswana and to the family and friends of the 45 bus crash victims. The bus which was transporting Easter pilgrims from Botswana to Moria was travelling on the R518 road near Mokopane, Limpopo when it crashed.  According…
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Death toll in Mali bus accident rises to 40

Death toll in Mali bus accident rises to 40

THE death toll in a bus accident near the southern Malian town of Kenieba on Tuesday has risen to 40, Burkina Faso's government said in a statement, adding that its citizens were among the dead. Mali's transport ministry said that at least 31 people were killed when a bus bound for Burkina Faso plunged off a bridge over a river.
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Driver charged after Australia’s worst bus accident in decades kills 10 wedding guests

Driver charged after Australia’s worst bus accident in decades kills 10 wedding guests

A man was charged with dangerous driving after at least 10 wedding guests were killed when the bus they were travelling in crashed at a roundabout in Australia's worst bus accident in almost 30 years, police said. Twenty-five people were injured in the accident around 11:30 p.m. (1330 GMT) on Sunday near the town of Greta, about 180 km (112 miles) northwest of Sydney, police said. The bus carrying 35 passengers left the road and flipped onto its side at a roundabout after a wedding in the Hunter region, a rural area famous for its vineyards and wedding spots. Police…
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31 killed as bus swept away by flood waters in Kenya

31 killed as bus swept away by flood waters in Kenya

AT least 31 people drowned at the weekend when a bus carrying a group of religious faithful was swept away by flood waters as the driver tried to cross a river in the eastern Kenyan county of Kitui, the county governor said. Many parts of the East African nation have been experiencing unusually heavy rainfall in the past week. At least 17 people were rescued after the bus was swept into the River Enziu, the governor, Charity Ngilu, said. "This afternoon tragedy has struck Kitui county," she wrote on Twitter, adding that rescue operations were being carried out by personnel…
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