Pupil dies in school bus crash
One pupil has died and at least 40 others have been hurt after a bus had overturned on the N3west of Durban.
Paramedics arrived on scene to find a bus lying on its side.
The hire bus had been transporting four soccer teams from Michaelhouse when it overturned on the carriageway.
Two pupils were found in a critical condition.
Over 40 others sustained injuries - from minor to serious.
Michaelhouse has confirmed on their official page that the hired bus was carrying four U16 soccer teams.
The bus was travelling down Townhill near Pietermaritzburg.
[UPDATE]- One of the critically injured children has succumbed to his injuries on the N3 schoolbus incident, PMB. @ECR_Newswatch @ewnupdates pic.twitter.com/TvCUNhTzBM
— ER24 EMS (Pty) Ltd. (@ER24EMS) September 5, 2017
KZN: 45 injured as school bus overturns on the N3 north bound before Hilton. Backed up to Townhill@ECR_NEWSWATCH @_ArriveAlive @TrafficSA pic.twitter.com/Mcbore7gKU
— Netcare911 (@Netcare911_sa) September 5, 2017
This is a developing story. More details to follow.