A pupil died and four others critically injured when a bus ferrying them to school overturned in Mdumbi village near Ngqeleni this morning.
They were on their way to Ntshilini Senior Secondary School when the driver of the bus allegedly lost control of it around 7am.
Health department spokesman Sizwe Kupelo said the four critically injured being airlifted to Nelson Mandela Hospital in Mthatha.
"Other injured pupils were taken to various clinics around the area,” he said.
Ntshilini school principal Ntsikelelo Mlisa said they were still on the scene, waiting for the forensic pathology services personnel for fetch the body when DispatchLIVE contacted him.
“We are very traumatised. When we got here parents were crying,” he said.
Mlisa said residents of the area where the accident happened were very helpful as they assisted in taking those injured to local clinics.
He said teaching was affected today.
“Their fellow pupils are devastated. We will wait for the department of education to give us a way forward as what to do as the pupils were supposed to start writing final examinations tomorrow,” he said.
Devastation as pupil dies, four others critically injured in bus accident
They were on their way to Ntshilini Senior Secondary School when the driver of the bus allegedly lost control of it around 7am.
Health department spokesman Sizwe Kupelo said the four critically injured being airlifted to Nelson Mandela Hospital in Mthatha.
"Other injured pupils were taken to various clinics around the area,” he said.
Ntshilini school principal Ntsikelelo Mlisa said they were still on the scene, waiting for the forensic pathology services personnel for fetch the body when DispatchLIVE contacted him.
“We are very traumatised. When we got here parents were crying,” he said.
Mlisa said residents of the area where the accident happened were very helpful as they assisted in taking those injured to local clinics.
He said teaching was affected today.
“Their fellow pupils are devastated. We will wait for the department of education to give us a way forward as what to do as the pupils were supposed to start writing final examinations tomorrow,” he said.
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