69 injured in bus crash
2003-12-09 13:04
Polokwane - Sixty-nine people were injured, 13 seriously, when a bus transporting workers home overturned outside Polokwane on Monday night, Limpopo police said on Tuesday.
According to initial reports, the bus was travelling from the city to nearby Makotopong on the Duiwelskloof road at 18:00 when a tyre burst causing the bus to career off the road and overturn, Inspector Ntobeng Phala said.
Thirteen people were taken to the Mankweng hospital with serious injuries while a further 56 were released after receiving treatment for minor injuries.
- SAPA