{"id":44906,"date":"2024-06-14T10:28:55","date_gmt":"2024-06-14T08:28:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/four-learners-recovering-after-mount-frere-bus-accident-20240614\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T09:32:15","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T07:32:15","slug":"four-learners-recovering-after-mount-frere-bus-accident-20240614","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/four-learners-recovering-after-mount-frere-bus-accident-20240614\/","title":{"rendered":"Four learners recovering after Mount Frere bus accident"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"app\">\n<div class=\"QdrUx body-156\" id=\"appContainer\">\n<div class=\"Flvp1 customScrollBar\">\n<div class=\"NzIuH\" id=\"mainApp\">\n<div class=\"gU1Tf\">\n<div class=\"I3sS5\">\n<div class=\"FJ4hV\" id=\"MainModule\">\n<div class=\"SW7A6\">\n<div class=\"LBktY\">\n<div class=\"q9iRC css-297\" data-max-width=\"2400\">\n<div class=\"HOVUa\">\n<div class=\"nbmyu FkPdL czwRD LCprM\">\n<div aria-label=\"Reading Pane\" class=\"Mq3cC css-302\" data-app-section=\"MailReadCompose\" data-skip-link-name=\"Skip to message\" id=\"Skip to message-region\" role=\"main\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"Xsklh VJZZC\" id=\"ReadingPaneContainerId\">\n<div class=\"g_zET\">\n<div class=\"NiD4s\">\n<div class=\"MtujV\" id=\"ConversationReadingPaneContainer\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"L72vd\">\n<div aria-label=\"1 messages\" class=\"Q8TCC yyYQP customScrollBar\" data-app-section=\"ConversationContainer\" data-is-scrollable=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"aVla3\">\n<div class=\"wide-content-host\">\n<div aria-label=\"Email message\" class=\"SlLx9 WWy1F byzS1 WWy1F\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div aria-label=\"Message body\" class=\"XbIp4 jmmB7 GNqVo allowTextSelection OuGoX\" id=\"UniqueMessageBody\" role=\"document\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"rps_9493\">\n<div lang=\"EN-ZA\" link=\"#467886\" vlink=\"#96607D\">\n<div class=\"x_WordSection1\">\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Four learners from Ludidi Senior Secondary including a driver are recovering well at Madzikane kaZulu hospital in Mount Frere following a bus accident which occurred Tuesday, June 12, while they were travelling back home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">According to Department of Education spokesperson, Mali Mtima,&nbsp;a report submitted by the district, states that a locally owned bus was transporting these learners when the driver lost its control.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">He said the bus veered off the road hit the fence and, the gate of the Lukholweni Police Station precinct and destroyed the Victim Friendly Room building structure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">\u201cThe building\u2019s front wall was damaged and knocked down, since the front part of the bus went through wall before it stopped. 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