Unattended bus rolled into ditch killing two pupils, driver in the dock

The incident occurred at the intersection of Skuinsdrif and the N4 highway – between Swartruggens and Zeerust.

Captain Sam Tselanyane said Moseki Lucas Magwaba was arrested and charged with culpable homicide. The accused faces an additional charge of reckless and/or negligent driving. However, when the hitch-hiker reached his destination, he ran out of the bus without paying anything. Aggrieved by the deceit, the driver alighted the bus and gave chase.Captain Tselanyane said some of the schoolchildren managed to jump off the bus before it crashed into the ditch. He said of the 49 learners, two boys – 19-year-old Sedimogang Moreri and 14-year-old Omphile Moreri – were trapped in the bus. They were both certified dead at the scene.

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