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BARBERTON – A number of passengers were injured during a collision between a Buscor bus and a truck on the R40 this morning.
The accident caused a traffic jam at Hilltop Pass.
According to witnesses, the bus was travelling from the direction of Barberton towards Mbombela when the truck’s trailer allegedly swung and hit the bus from behind.
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Injured persons were rushed to Mediclinic and Rob Ferreira Hospital.
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“The road is closed. Police and paramedics from Mbombela are already on the scene. We don’t know exactly how many people were injured, as paramedics are still busy,” says Mpumalanga News reporters, Richard Nkosi and Phumla Nkalanga, who are at the scene.
More details will follow.