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Update: Fatal collision between train and school bus

Emergency services are currently on the scene where five people reportedly died in an accident involving a school bus and a train.

It is reported that some of the learners are trapped under the train.

The accident happened just after 16:00 in Mafube Village at Arnot Station (old Belfast Road).

Concerned family members of those involved in the accident are currently on the scene trying to identify them.

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A paramedic had to intervene to control the crowd.

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Matt Handley

Matthew Handley has been working as a journalist and photographer at the Middelburg Observer since December 2022. Matthew was honoured with the Alet Roux Award for Best Young Journalist by the FCJ in 2023. As a community journalist, Matthew covers a diverse variety of topics, with an unwavering adoration for Middelburg.
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