The death toll has risen to three after a hospital bus transporting patients crashed along the R600 between Ladysmith and Winterton on Monday, reports Ladysmith Gazette.
It is believed that the patient transport bus was travelling from Winterton to a hospital in Ladysmith when it veered off the road and crashed down an embankment.
One person was declared dead at the scene, and two others later succumbed to their injuries.
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Twenty-four people were injured in the horrific crash.
Paramedics and members of Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife worked tirelessly to bring the patients up from the bottom of the embankment.
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