School bus crash kills 12 children in South Africa, driver loses life as well
- Twelve schoolchildren and their driver perished in a minibus crash in South Africa's Gauteng province, with eleven children from Rocklands Primary School and one from Laerskool Blyvooruitsig among the victims.
- The minibus was hit from behind by a bakkie, causing it to overturn and catch fire, resulting in eleven children and the driver being burnt beyond recognition.
- The crash, described as a "horrific accident," led to the deaths of twelve South African schoolchildren and their driver, with police investigating the incident.
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12 schoolchildren and their driver are killed when their minibus
JOHANNESBURG: Twelve schoolchildren and their driver were killed in South Africa on Wednesday when their minibus overturned and caught fire on a road in Gauteng province, officials said. The accident took place a day after schools reopened after the winter holidays. Seven other children were injured in the accident, which took place in the town of Merafong, west of the country’s economic hub Johannesburg.

12 schoolchildren and their driver are killed when their minibus crashes in South Africa
A road accident in South Africa has killed 12 schoolchildren and their driver. Officials say a truck slammed into the back of the minibus carrying the children on Wednesday on a road in Gauteng province, causing it to overturn and catch fire.
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