40 Bulawayo-bound Zimbos Survive Makhado Accident
"Indications are that the bus overturned near Makhado town but fortunately, there were no injuries or fatalities" - Mafenya Lediga
40 Bulawayo-bound Zimbos Survive Makhado Accident
About 40 Zimbabweans escaped death by a whisker after a Bulawayo-bound bus they were traveling in overturned along the N1 highway near Makhado town in Limpopo province South Africa on 18 June.
The bus was reportedly traveling from Gauteng to Bulawayo.
Social media was awash with images and a voice note about the incident on Sunday when it was believed many people could have died.
Limpopo spokesperson for the Department of Transport and Community Safety, Mr Mafenya Lediga confirmed the incident. Lediga said:
“The cause of the accident is yet to be ascertained. Indications are that the bus overturned near Makhado town but fortunately, there were no injuries or fatalities.
“The matter is now under investigation. More information will be available at a later stage.