More than 50 injured in Twini Hill bus crash
The bus careened through the Durban-bound Armco barrier, rolled and landed in the centre median
Some 52 Durban Girls High School pupils and at least eight school teachers were injured when their bus overturned on top of Twini Hill on the N2 at about 6.30pm last night (Friday, 26 August).
The school girls were returning from a soccer match in Port Shepstone when the accident occurred.
Reports from the scene indicate two people were critically injured while the rest sustained serious to minor injuries.
While the cause of the crash is not known, the bus careened through the Durban-bound Armco barrier, rolled and landed in the centre median.
Netcare911 paramedics worked alongside various emergency services at the scene to stabilise the many injured. Some 25 ambulances, 10 rapid response vehicles and about 60 medics assisted in tending to the injured. All the injured were transported to various hospitals for medical care.
The school staff and Netcare 911’s Chris Botha had accounted for all the passengers before fire department and rescue services officials used specialised equipment to right the bus.
The road was closed for some time and traffic was affected.
According to Netcare 911’s spokesman, Athlenda Mathe, this was the second bus to overturn while ferrying school children in KwaZulu-Natal yesterday.
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