Failed brakes and speeding led to deadly Limpopo bus crash, says minister

Faulty brakes and overloading blamed for Limpopo bus crash that killed 43 people

FINDING | Limpopo bus crash: Only HALF the brakes worked

Speeding has been found to be a major contributing factor in the deadly Limpopo bus crash that claimed the lives of 43 people.

Failed brakes and speeding led to deadly Limpopo bus crash, says minister

A preliminary investigation into the horrific Limpopo bus crash that claimed the lives of 43 people has revealed that the vehicle was speeding and unroadworthy, with only half of its brakes functioning at the time of the accident.

South Africa: Police Probe Bags of ARVs and Other Drugs Found in Fatal Limpopo Bus Wreck

[Health-e] What began as a horrific road tragedy has now morphed into a pharmaceutical crime mystery. Authorities are investigating how bags packed with antiretroviral (ARV) drugs and other prescription medication ended up among the wreckage of a bus that overturned on the N1 near Makhado in Limpopo on Sunday, killing 43 people and injuring 48 others.

Speeding, unroadworthiness blamed after bus crash kills 43 in South Africa

Johannesburg:  South African Transport Minister Barbara Creecy said that a preliminary investigation into the recent bus crash in Limpopo Province found that excessive speed and the bus’s unroadworthy condition were key contributing factors. The investigation into the crash, which killed 43 people and injured more than 30 passengers, was conducted by the Road Traffic Management Corporation. “A major contributing factor to the cause of the bus cr…

SA probe finds speed, brake failure and overloading behind Limpopo bus disaster

PRETORIA, South Africa – South Africa’s transport ministry says a combination of brake failure, speeding and overloading caused the horror crash in Limpopo that claimed 43 lives and injured dozens more on October 12. Transport Minister Barbara Creecy and her deputy Mkhuleko Hlengwa on Friday received the preliminary findings of an investigation by the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) into the tragedy, which involved a bus travelling fr…