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A bus accident in South Africa killed 26 people and severely injured 11 others Monday night, a government spokesman said.
“So far 26 people have been confirmed death and 11 seriously injured, and 12 slightly injured,” said Mpumalanga province safety department spokesman Joseph Mabuza of the collision with a truck near the town Kwaggafontein 100 kilometres (60 miles) east of the capital Pretoria.
The bus was traveling from Pretoria when it collided with a truck which had swerved out of its lane, said Mabuza.
“The truck driver was trying to avoid a stationary vehicle and collided with the oncoming bus,” he told AFP.
“We are not sure if the truck driver and the bus driver survived the accident,” he added.
The injured were taken to hospital in nearby KwaMhlangu.