Wedding bus crashes into barrier in KZN injuring 65

One of the injured passengers was rescued from under the bus using the jaws of life.

May 2, 2022
The North Coast Courier Less than a minute
The bus collided with a barrier and overturned. Photo: Medi Response KZN
A bus laden with wedding guests hit a barrier on the N2 around 3am this morning near Tinley Manor in KwaZulu-Natal, injuring about 65 people.
“The bus had been traveling from Umzimkulu to Nongoma carrying 78 people, when it collided with a concrete barrier used to divert traffic around the damaged Umhlali River bridge and overturned,” said IPSS Medical Rescue spokesperson Dylan Meyrick.
Paramedics assist the injured passengers. Photo: Medi Response KZN
Meyrick said only nine people were taken to hospital as the remaining passengers arranged alternative transport.
Seven of these were critical and two had serious injuries.
One of the injured was rescued using the jaws of life.
“The patient was trapped under the bus,” said Meyrick.
The KwaDukuza Fire Department at the scene of the bus accident. Photo: IPSS Medical Rescue
The accident scene has since been cleared.

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Caxton’s Digital Editorial Manager. I am a journalist and editor with experience spanning over a decade having worked for major local and national news publications across the country and as a correspondent in the Netherlands. I write about most topics with a special interest in politics, crime, human interest and conservation.
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