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A bus has plunged off a bridge in South Africa, killing 45 people and leaving a child, 8, as the lone survivor.

The child, a young girl, is in serious condition and is being treated in hospital, the transport ministry said in a statement.The driver lost control of the bus, which had 46 passengers on board, and the vehicle fell from a bridge down 50m and burst into flames.Firefighters arrived on the scene, near Mamatlakala in the northeast province of Limpopo, to put out the flames as part of the rescue operation.The bus had been travelling from Botswana to Moria in Limpopo.

Read More: Two victims of Baltimore bridge collapse named after bodies found 'trapped in truck' by diversRead More: Police raids on Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ homes an ‘unprecedented ambush’, rapper's lawyer saysFirefighters and emergency responders tried to recover bodies from the scene but many were burned beyond recognition. Others were trapped within the debris. The rescue operation was called off late Thursday evening.

 

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