A bus overturned today and passengers were thrown out of it, killing at least 12 people and injuring 45 in the South African city of Johannesburg.
A spokesperson for the city’s Ekurhuleni Emergency Management, William Nthladi told newsmen that emergency crews are trying to lift the bus back onto its wheels to see if any more victims were trapped underneath it.
The early-morning crash happened on a highway near Johannesburg’s main O.R. Tambo International Airport.
The bus was transporting people from the township or Katlehong, east of Johannesburg.