Limpopo horror bus crash: All passengers confirmed to be Botswana citizens

South Africa’s Interpol office has confirmed that all 46 passengers involved in a horror crash in Limpopo on Friday were citizens from Botswana.

The bus was reportedly carrying pilgrims who were making their way from a village called Molepolole, near Gaborone, to Moria.

Police spokesperson Colonel Athlenda Mathe said in a statement that Interpol in Pretoria was in constant communication with its counterpart in Gaborone.

Bus crash on the N1 near Mokopane, Limpopo, has left scores dead.

They were travelling from Botswana to Moria when the accident happened. pic.twitter.com/hp2nzio19O

— Yusuf Abramjee (@Abramjee) March 28, 2024

“Police have registered and are investigating a case of culpable homicide. As of 11:00 on Friday, 29 March 2024, only 34 bodies have been found thus far. Of the 34, only 9 are identifiable. Authorities are still combing the scene for more bodies,” Mathe said earlier today.

The only surviving passenger, an 8-year-old girl, was taken to hospital.

According to the passenger bus list from the owner, who is also a Botswana citizen, there were 31 women and 15 men on board the 45-passenger seater taxi. All passengers were from Molepolole.

50 PEOPLE FEARED DEAD AFTER A BUS OVERTURNS AT THE BRIDGE ON R518.

GA – MMAMATLAKALA : Scores of people are feared following a horrific bus accident at Ga-Mmamatlakala area between Marken and Mokopane on R518 in the Waterberg District on Thursday morning#LimpopoTraffic pic.twitter.com/8dVGYEcSvN

— Limpopo Traffic Updates (@Limpopo_Traffic) March 28, 2024

“Interpol NCB Pretoria will continue to liaise with and update Interpol NCB Gaborone on the process to identify and repatriate the remains of the deceased,” Mathe said.

The National Commissioner of the SAPS, General Fannie Masemola, has through the Interpol office sent his condolences to the families of the victims.