Two children died when a taxi transporting scholars overturned on the way to school.
The crash happened on the R34 between Hoopstad and Bloemhof on Wednesday morning.
According to North West police spokesperson Capt Aafje Botma, the taxi was transporting 25 pupils living in Hoopstad to Bloemhof Primary.
“About 7km outside Bloemhof, the driver of the vehicle allegedly lost control of the taxi. Two of the pupils were trapped in the vehicle and unfortunately died on the accident scene.”
Some of the other occupants were injured and transported to a local hospital.
Botma was unable to confirm the number of injuries reported or details on the deceased as “police were still busy on the scene”.
The cause of the crash is not yet known.
A government delegation on Tuesday visited the road linking Hoopstad in the Free State and Bloemhof in the North West after a viral video on social media.
The road (lack of it) between Hoopstad and Bloemhof
— Joseph Davidson (Jaco) (@jaco_davidson) May 27, 2022
South Africa 🇿🇦 infrastructure collapse #SouthAfricacollapse pic.twitter.com/zCfOlXjGXi
As part of the ongoing Road Infrastructure Roadshow, the Premier, Sisi Ntombela together with Police Roads And Transport MEC William Bulwane & CoGTA and Human Settlements MEC, Mxolosi Dukwana have embarked on a site visit to the worrisome P21/4 road between Hoopstad and Bloemhof. pic.twitter.com/7J051F3k9t
— FS Government (@fsgov) May 31, 2022
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