One dead, dozens injured in Roadlink crash

A woman was killed, another seriously hurt and 44 passengers slightly injured when a Roadlink bus overturned on the N1 highway south of Kroonstad on Thursday, Free State police said.

A woman was killed, another seriously hurt and 44 passengers slightly injured when a Roadlink bus overturned on the N1 highway south of Kroonstad on Thursday, Free State police said.

Published Dec 16, 2010

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A woman was killed, another seriously hurt and 44 passengers slightly injured when a Roadlink bus overturned on the N1 highway south of Kroonstad on Thursday, Free State police said.

Free State police spokesman Maselela Langa said a woman, trapped in the wreckage, died on the scene.

Another seriously injured woman was taken to Pelonomi Hospital in Bloemfontein by ambulance.

“The rest of the passengers were taken to the Kroon Private hospital for treatment.”

They had slight injuries and would be discharged during the day.

The accident happened when the driver apparently tried to avoid an oncoming truck some 15 kilometres south of Kroonstad on the N1around 4am, Langa said. – Sapa

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