VIDEO: Bus catches fire in Roodepoort
Cellphone footage shows a bus engulfed in fire on Hendrik Potgieter Road in Roodepoort, Gauteng.
According to ER24, the engine of the bus caught fire on Tuesday night at about 5pm and the driver allegedly pulled over, suspecting that something was wrong, Roodepoort Record reported.
ER24 paramedics tried to extinguish the fire, but could not tame it and the bus was soon gutted in flames.
In the video, the bus is seen in flames on the road as firefighters battle to extinguish the fire.
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The bus driver was treated and transported to Flora Clinic for smoke inhalation and is reportedly recovering.
The cause of the fire remains unknown. Investigations are ongoing.
In a separate incident, nearly 50 commuters had to find alternative transport after a bus they were travelling in caught fire on the Old Warmbaths Road, Hammanskraal, in northern Gauteng, in January.
Motorist Andre Knoetze said commuters were standing outside the burning bus just after 6am. Traffic was still moving steadily but was slowly piling up.
Tshwane Metro emergency services spokesperson Johan Pieterse said no one was injured in the fire.
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