{"id":50310,"date":"2022-01-28T10:47:27","date_gmt":"2022-01-28T08:47:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/school-bus-overturns-in-mt-fletcher-four-seriously-injured-20220128\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T21:17:28","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T19:17:28","slug":"school-bus-overturns-in-mt-fletcher-four-seriously-injured-20220128","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/school-bus-overturns-in-mt-fletcher-four-seriously-injured-20220128\/","title":{"rendered":"School bus overturns in Mt Fletcher, four seriously injured"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A school bus with 18 learners on board overturned in Mt<br>\nFletcher this morning. Four learners sustained serious injuries.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Spokesperson for the Department of Transport, Unathi Binqose, said the learners, from Nane Senior Secondary School, were on their way to school when the<br>\ndriver lost control and the bus overturned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe four injured<br>\nlearners were rushed to hospital while others were treated on the scene for<br>\nminor injuries and shock. All stakeholders are on the scene to assist,\u201d said<br>\nBinqose. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said it was unfortunate that an accident of this nature occurred, but the MEC for Transport, Weziwe Tikana-Gxothiwe, has expressed a word of<br>\ngratitude that no learner has died in this accident. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Binqose, the MEC also wished those in hospital a speedy and a full recovery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_cda5277d\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Four learners were seriously injured in the accide\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/2683\/955e3468662c416f80644f60377afae6.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/a7f17bb5a769499e828b258826639cf7.jpg\" title=\"Four learners were seriously injured in the accident. No fatalities were reported.\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Four learners were seriously injured in the accident. No fatalities were reported.<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\">Photo: Supplied<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A school bus with 18 learners on board overturned in Mt Fletcher this morning. 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