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Bus crash kills at least 19 in South Africa

2011-01-15 18:29:30 GMT+7 (ICT)

BETHLEHEM, SOUTH AFRICA (BNO NEWS) -- At least 19 people were killed on Saturday morning when a passenger bus carrying more than 30 people veered off a road in South Africa, rescue workers said.

Netcare 911 spokesman Jeffrey Wicks told BNO News that the accident happened on the R26 highway between Fouriesburg and Bethlehem, in the eastern Free State province. Wicks said the bus veered off the road before crashing into a stream, killing at least 19 people and critically injuring at least 10 others.

"The exact number of patients remains unclear as many were rushed from the scene in civilian vehicles prior to the arrival of medics," Wicks said, adding that infants were among the deceased.

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