Four people have been killed in a collision between a bus and a light motor vehicle at the Reitz and Tweeling crossing in the Free State.
The crash is one of three separate bus-related incidents reported in the province since Saturday.
The provincial Health Department says in the first incident, a bus overturned on the R701 in Smithfield, leaving 68 people injured.
The second crash on the Bethlehem and Reitz Road involved a multi-vehicle pile-up in which several people were injured.
The department’s spokesperson, Mondli Mvambi, says that on Bethlehem-Reitz Road, a third crash involving three buses left two in a critical condition, five seriously injured, and 180 people with minor injuries.
No fatalities were reported during the incident.
At the Reitz and Tweeling crossing, a bus collided with a light motor vehicle, resulting in four fatalities.
Emergency services implemented mass-casualty triage and worked with law enforcement agencies.
The Department of Health has extended its condolences to the bereaved families and wished the injured a speedy recovery.
