Overview
- The collision happened Sunday night on the N6 between KuGompo (East London) and Stutterheim.
- A bus carrying 60 Zimbabwean nationals struck a VW Polo head-on while the vehicles were traveling in opposite directions.
- All five occupants of the Polo died after the car was forced beneath the bus, and rescuers used the Jaws of Life to remove the victims.
- Injured passengers were transported to nearby hospitals for medical evaluation and treatment.
- Police opened culpable homicide and reckless driving cases at Stutterheim police station, and the Transport MEC offered condolences while urging road-rule compliance.