Ten killed in horrific bus crash
Western Cape authorities have confirmed the deaths of ten people in a bus accident outside Beaufort West.
Another twenty passengers were also injured when the bus overturned in the early hours of Thursday morning.
Provincial traffic chief, Kenny Africa says the driver had allegedly lost control of the vehicle.
"Currently, there is still people trapped underneath the bus. We await the breakdown services to lift the vehicle so that we can free the trapped people under the bus."
The passengers' bus was travelling from Cape Town to the Eastern Cape.
Medical staff are currently on scene.
#BeaufortWest Africa: In total ten people, six female, three males and one child, believed to be 8-years-old, died in this morning's crash.
— Jacaranda News (@JacaNews) August 30, 2018
#BeaufortWest Africa: All the passengers have been moved, there is nobody trapped anymore. Twenty others were injured in the accident. The wreckage is still next to the road.
— Jacaranda News (@JacaNews) August 30, 2018