{"id":2208642,"date":"2024-03-28T18:44:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-28T22:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/45-dead-after-bus-crashes-off-cliff-en-route-to-easter-church-service\/"},"modified":"2024-03-28T18:46:08","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T22:46:08","slug":"45-dead-after-bus-crashes-off-cliff-en-route-to-easter-church-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/45-dead-after-bus-crashes-off-cliff-en-route-to-easter-church-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Tragedy Strikes as Bus Plunges Off Cliff on the Way to Easter Service, Claiming 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\">32<\/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%2F45-dead-after-bus-crashes-off-cliff-en-route-to-easter-church-service%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=2208642&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>Forty-five Christians tragically lost their lives, and a young girl was \u2063severely injured when a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/safety-last-dem-senators-celebrate-infrastructure-bill-on-maskless-bus-ride\/\" title=\"SAFETY LAST: Dem Senators Celebrate Infrastructure Bill on Maskless Bus Ride\">bus en route<\/a>\u2063 to an Easter church service in South Africa crashed off a cliff in Limpopo province.\u2062 The group, on its way to \u2063Moria, South Africa, was from Botswana. Minister of Transport Sindisiwe Chikunga extended her condolences to the\u2062 affected families. Forty-five Christians tragically lost their lives and a young girl was severely injured in a bus crash on the way to \u200ban Easter church service in South Africa&#8217;s Limpopo province. The group, traveling from Botswana to Moria, South Africa, received condolences from Minister \u200cof Transport Sindisiwe Chikunga.  <\/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<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Forty-five Christians are dead and a young girl seriously injured after a bus crashed off a cliff in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/south-africa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">South Africa<\/a> en route to an Easter church service.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The bus crash <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DoTransport\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reportedly<\/a> took place in Limpopo, the northernmost province of South Africa, and occurred after the vehicle veered off a cliff and burst into flames upon hitting the ground. According to various reports, the lone survivor of the accident was an 8-year-old girl who was now <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/more-than-20-injured-after-trolley-collision-in-boston-mass\/\" title=\"More than 20 injured after trolley collision in Boston, Mass.\">receiving medical attention<\/a> at a nearby hospital.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The group was reportedly from Botswana and headed to Moria, South Africa, for Easter church services as Christians around the world prepare to commemorate the resurrection.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI am sending my heartfelt condolences to the families affected by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-high-school-bus-crash-two-dead-and-five-in-critical-condition-after-scary-wreck\/\" title=\"Two fatalities and five critical injuries in terrifying New York high school bus crash.\">tragic bus crash<\/a> near Mamatlakala,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DoTransport\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> South African Minister of Transport Sindisiwe Chikunga. \u201cOur thoughts and prayers are with you during this difficult time. We continue to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/forty-five-easter-travelers-dead-after-bus-falls-off-cliff-in-south-africa\/\" title=\"Tragic accident: South Africa bus plunge claims 45 lives\">urge responsible driving<\/a> at all times with heightened alertness as more people are on our roads this Easter weekend.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The South African Police Service and Limpopo Accident Response Team responded to the crash.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cIt is alleged that 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>, colliding with barriers on the bridge causing the bus to go over the bridge and hitting the ground, where it caught fire,\u201d the South African Transportation Ministry said in a statement. \u201cThe Minister assures the public that the precise cause of the crash is under thorough investigation.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1711722593099000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2BYobdhGnzBnBpziY8U6Zu\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Limpopo Department of Transportation said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LimpopoInMotion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post<\/a> on Facebook that the truck had a Botswana license plate and that both South Africa and Botswana would be working to verify the citizenship of the victims of the crash.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cAccording to reports, the driver lost control, and the bus fell onto a rocky surface, some 50-metres under the bridge and caught fire,\u201d the department said. \u201cRescue operations continued until the late hours of Thursday evening, as some bodies were burned beyond recognition, others trapped inside the debris and others scattered on the scene.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Photos posted online showed Florence Radzilani, a member of the Executive Council for Transport and Community Safety for Limpopo, visiting the site of the disaster alongside police. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A fatal bus crash in South Africa during a journey to an Easter church service has claimed the lives of 45 Christians. The incident, which occurred in Limpopo, South Africa&#8217;s northernmost province, resulted in tragic consequences as the bus veered off a cliff and caught fire, leaving a young girl seriously injured<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":200,"featured_media":2208643,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/03\/MixCollage-28-Mar-2024-04-19-PM-5474.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2208642","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/03\/MixCollage-28-Mar-2024-04-19-PM-5474.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2208642","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/200"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2208642"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2208642\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2208643"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2208642"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2208642"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2208642"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}