VIDEO: Cement truck crashes into barrier near N1 bus tragedy site
A cement truck crashed into a barrier on the N1 north of Louis Trichardt a few kilometers away from the site of a fatal bus incident that claimed 43 lives.
LIMPOPO – A truck transporting cement has crashed into a barrier on the N1 north of Louis Trichardt just a few kilometers from the site of a fatal bus incident earlier this week that claimed over 43 lives.
Read more: Limpopo bus tragedy: Death toll climbs to 43
The Limpopo Department of Transport confirmed the incident with the Polokwane Review-Observer.
A truck transporting cement has crashed into a barrier on the N1 north of Louis Trichardt just a few kilometers from the site of a fatal bus incident earlier this week that claimed over 43 lives. 📽️ – Supplied pic.twitter.com/USXnhjI0dX
— Polokwane Observer (@PolokwaneObserv) October 15, 2025
Acting transport spokesperson, Matome Taueatsoala, stated that no injuries or fatalities were reported.
“The road has not been closed but teams will clean the affected stretch,” Taueatsoala said.
Meanwhile, 17 families arrived at the Tshilidzini Hospital yesterday (October 14) to identify their loved ones.
The identification process is expected to continue today (October 15), for the remaining families after their relatives were killed when a cross-border bus, travelling from the Eastern Cape to Zimbabwe, veered off the Zoutpansberg mountain on Sunday evening (October 12).
Of the 91 passengers on board, 43 people lost their lives, 40 were hospitalised, and eight were self-discharged.
The cause of the truck crash is currently unknown and will form part of an official investigation.
