
Eleven children dead after horror bus crash in South Africa
A devastating road accident involving a private scholar transport vehicle has claimed the lives of at least 11 school learners in Vanderbijlpark, south of Johannesburg.
SUNDAY, 25 JANUARY 2026, 03:24

A devastating road accident involving a private scholar transport vehicle has claimed the lives of at least 11 school learners in Vanderbijlpark, south of Johannesburg.
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