{"id":2208636,"date":"2024-03-28T18:31:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-28T22:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/forty-five-easter-travelers-dead-after-bus-falls-off-cliff-in-south-africa\/"},"modified":"2024-03-28T18:33:19","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T22:33:19","slug":"forty-five-easter-travelers-dead-after-bus-falls-off-cliff-in-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/forty-five-easter-travelers-dead-after-bus-falls-off-cliff-in-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Tragic accident: South Africa bus plunge claims 45 lives"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fforty-five-easter-travelers-dead-after-bus-falls-off-cliff-in-south-africa%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2208636&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A bus carrying pilgrims in South \u2064Africa plunged off a cliff \u200din Limpopo province, resulting in 45 fatalities\u200d and one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/child-critically-wounded-in-church-shooting-is-son-of-shooter-anti-semitic-writing-recovered-police\/\" title=\"Child critically injured in church shooting is shooter's son, police find 'anti-Semitic writings\">child critically injured<\/a>. Despite the tragedy, an 8-year-old girl survived\u2063 and was airlifted to a nearby hospital. The incident was reported by the South African\u200b Broadcasting Corporation. Your \u200bsummary is clear and concise, providing a \u200cbrief overview of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bus-carrying-high-school-students-to-band-camp-crashes-killing-1-person-and-hurting-dozens\/\" title=\"High school band camp bus crash: 1 dead, dozens injured.\">tragic bus accident<\/a> in South Africa&#8217;s Limpopo province. It effectively\u2062 conveys the key\u200c details\u200b of the incident and\u2064 its aftermath. \u2064Great job!  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p>At least 45 people were <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/death\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>killed<\/a> and one child seriously injured Thursday after a <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cars\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>bus<\/a> of pilgrims went off a cliff in the Limpopo province of <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/south-africa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>South Africa.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>An 8-year-old girl survived the crash and was airlifted to a nearby hospital, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sabcnews.com\/sabcnews\/death-toll-rises-to-45-in-limpopo-bus-crash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>according<\/a> to the South African Broadcasting Corporation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>BREAKING \ud83d\udea8: 45 people were killed in a bus crash in South Africa.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to reports, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/3-valets-fatally-struck-by-vehicle-being-chased-by-police-in-texas\/\" title=\"3 valets fatally struck by vehicle being chased by police in Texas\">driver lost control<\/a> of the bus, colliding with the bridge barriers before the bus went over and caught fire when it hit the ground, killing at least 45 people.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Only one child, an\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EGrQ3tfyaZ\">pic.twitter.com\/EGrQ3tfyaZ<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 Zaki Solja (@zakisolja) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/zakisolja\/status\/1773443639777108223?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 28, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI am sending my heartfelt condolences to the families affected by the tragic bus crash near Mamatlakala,\u201d South African Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga said in a statement. \u201cOur thoughts and prayers are with you during this difficult time. We continue to urge responsible driving at all times with heightened alertness as more people are on our roads this Easter weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The bus was traveling from <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/botswana\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Botswana<\/a> to a church in South Africa for an <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/easter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Easter conference<\/a> at the time of the accident, which occurred in the Mamatlakala mountain pass between Mokopane and Marken.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The cause of the crash is under investigation, but the transport ministry said the driver appeared to lose control of the vehicle and crash into the barriers on a bridge before going over the railings.<\/p>\n<p>South African President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/2581765\/south-africas-putin-problem\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Cyril Ramaphosa<\/a> released an Easter message earlier Thursday, urging travelers to stay safe on the roads. South Africa has a poor road safety record, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-africa-68690454\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>according<\/a> to the BBC.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s do our best to make this a safe Easter,\u201d Ramaphosa said. \u201cEaster does not have to be a time where we sit back and wait to see statistics on tragedy or injuries on our roads.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Chikunga said the South African government will repatriate the bodies of the deceased to Botswana.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>45 killed, 1 child hurt as pilgrim bus plunges off cliff in South Africa&#8217;s Limpopo province. An 8-year-old girl survived, airlifted to a nearby hospital. 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