WATCH: Bus bursts into flames near Port Edward
All the passengers made it out of the bus safely before it caught alight.
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Emergency services rushed to the scene after a bus caught alight near Port Edward earlier this afternoon.
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Glen Preston from Medivac said all the passengers made it out of the vehicle before it caught alight.
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The bus was travelling from the Eastern Cape to KwaZulu-Natal.
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The bus had made it through the Covid-19 roadblock on the Eastern Cape side, and was en-route to the KZN roadblock when the passengers noticed smoke billowing from the vehicle.
Mr Preston added that one patient had slight burns to the hand, but refused medical treatment.
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He said their ambulance had to return to the scene to treat a patient with a heart condition.
The bus was filled to capacity with passengers, and most of the the passengers luggage strapped on the top was engulfed in the fire.
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