{"id":11931,"date":"2013-11-22T06:40:05","date_gmt":"2013-11-22T06:40:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/praag.org\/?p=11931"},"modified":"2013-11-22T06:40:05","modified_gmt":"2013-11-22T06:40:05","slug":"at-least-11-killed-in-bus-crash-near-louis-trichardt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/praag.org\/?p=11931","title":{"rendered":"At least 11 killed in bus crash near Louis Trichardt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/praag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/warning-cones3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-11932\" alt=\"KONICA MINOLTA DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http:\/\/praag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/warning-cones3-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/praag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/warning-cones3-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/praag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/warning-cones3.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>At least eleven people have been killed after a bus collided with another vehicle on the N1 near Louis Trichardt in Limpopo.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The bus was apparently overtaking a car, when it crashed head-on into the vehicle.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Limpopo Roads and Transport spokesperson Jimmy Machaka said the Gudwil Luxury Coaches bus involved in the accident was ferrying passengers from Johannesburg to Harare.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe accident occurred around 2am. We don\u2019t know where it was heading but we can confirm that it came from Johannesburg. Paramedics are still clearing the scene. Only one lane is operating but is moving very slow,\u201d said Machaka.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Gudwil representative Cherinet Gudis said the company was saddened by the accident.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cI can\u2019t comment much about the incident because we are still rushing to the scene. But obviously we are saddened by the report,\u201d said Gudis.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Gudis confirmed that the bus had left at 7.30pm Johannesburg on Thursday and it was heading to Harare.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">An estimated 56 passengers were in the bus.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The accident comes less than two weeks after the Moloto bus crash.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">30 people were killed when a when a Putco bus collided with another vehicle on the notorious road.\u00a0-eNCA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At least eleven people have been killed after a bus collided with another vehicle on the N1 near Louis Trichardt in Limpopo. The bus was apparently overtaking a car, when it crashed head-on into the vehicle. 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