More than 50 children injured in KZN bus crash: ER24
Updated | By JacarandaFM News
At least 50 children, aged between 15 and 18, were injured Friday afternoon after a school bus rolled down an embankment off the R603 in Umbumbulu in KwaZulu Natal.
ER24 paramedics said they arrived on scene along with various services and found the bus lying on its roof down a small embankment.
"Most of the children had already climbed out of the vehicle and had made their way up to the roadside," ER24 said.
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ER24 said the patients had sustained injuries ranging from minor to moderate.
"Fortunately, no fatalities have yet been reported on the scene," it said.
The exact cause of this collision is not yet known but local authorities were on scene for further investigations.
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