CNN —Dozens of worshippers died after a bus headed to an Easter conference apparently “lost control” and “plunged” off a cliff in South Africa’s Limpopo province on Thursday, the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) reported.
An eight-year-old girl who survived has been airlifted to hospital, the public broadcaster reported.
The crash happened in the Mamatlakala mountain pass between Mokopane and Marken, where the bus caught fire once it fell, public broadcaster SABC reported.
South African Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga said the government will repatriate the bodies to Botswana, the broadcaster said.
“I am sending my heartfelt condolences to the families affected by the tragic bus crash near Mamatlakala.
Persons:
“, ”, Sindisiwe Chikunga, ” Chikunga
Organizations:
CNN, South African Broadcasting Corporation, SABC, African Transport
Locations:
South Africa’s Limpopo, Gaborone, Botswana, Mokopane, Mamatlakala