{"id":51332,"date":"2021-08-16T19:53:11","date_gmt":"2021-08-16T17:53:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/twenty-eight-die-in-bus-crash-20210816\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T18:55:17","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T16:55:17","slug":"twenty-eight-die-in-bus-crash-20210816","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/twenty-eight-die-in-bus-crash-20210816\/","title":{"rendered":"Twenty-eight people die in bus crash"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A passenger bus has overturned and crashed on the N2 between East London and Butterworth, killing 28 people, including the driver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Department of Transport spokesperson, Unathi Binqose, confirmed that so far 28 passengers have lost their lives in this accident in the Kei Cuttings, which happened on Monday afternoon, 16 August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe death toll is likely to go up. There are other people who are still inside the bus whom we believe have also passed away,\u201d said Binqose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is alleged the driver lost control of the bus and it crashed through the guardrails where it then overturned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said they would later move the bus in order to see if there are more bodies to be recovered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Custom\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_fa402085\">\n<div class=\"custom\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">UPDATE!!! <\/p><p>Now 28 fatalities (including the driver) 6 injured persons, of which 1 person is in a critical condition.<\/p><p>Its alleged the driver lost control of the Bus and it crashed through the guardrails where it then overturned.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ArriveAlive?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ArriveAlive<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Y4Ev9BOhLa\">https:\/\/t.co\/Y4Ev9BOhLa<\/a><\/p><p>\u2014 Road Traffic 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