Over 100 injured as Zim-bound bus overturns outside Louis Trichardt

Over 100 people have been injured after the bus they were travelling in overturned on the N1 highway approximately 20km outside Louis Trichardt towards Musina in Limpopo.

ER24 arrived on the scene at 03h30 to find the bus and trailer on its side some distance off the road.

“Scores of patients were found seated or lying around the bus.

“A triage area was set up so the numerous services on the scene could tend to the patients.

“On assessment, medics found that over one hundred people had injuries ranging from minor to serious,” ER24 reported.

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The patients were treated and later transported by numerous services to nearby hospitals for further care.

According to Zimbabwe Professional Drivers, the bus from Linkways, was coming from Cape Town to Harare via Mutare when the driver lost control and overturned.

The exact details surrounding this incident are unknown, but local authorities were on the scene for further investigations.

Over 100 injured as Zim-bound bus overturns outside Louis Trichardt