Nine schoolchildren were injured this Monday afternoon when a scholar transport vehicle lost control and collided with a tree along Sarnia Road near Sarnia School in Pinetown, eThekwini.
Emergency services responded quickly, treating the learners at the scene before transporting them to nearby hospitals.+See more details
The full extent of their injuries has not yet been confirmed, and police are investigating the cause of the accident.
Traffic in the area was heavily congested as multiple ambulances attended the crash, and motorists were urged to avoid the stretch of road while authorities worked at the scene.
The incident highlights ongoing concerns about the safety of scholar transport vehicles and the need for strict enforcement of roadworthiness standards.
In a separate incident in the Vaal region earlier today, a scholar transport minibus collided with a truck near Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng, resulting in the deaths of at least 13 schoolchildren and read more>> injuries to several others.
Authorities have opened a culpable homicide investigation, and emergency services are attending to the injured.
This tragedy has intensified calls for stricter safety measures and oversight of vehicles transporting learners nationwide.
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