Remains of ANC bus crash victims returned to Gauteng
Emotional scenes played out at the Germiston mortuary on Tuesday, as the families of the 10 ANC volunteers who died this weekend went to identify their next of kin.
The five men and five women were returning home from Port Elizabeth after the ANC manifesto launch, when the bus they were travelling in crashed.
Families broke down in tears as the convoy transporting the dead arrived at the mortuary.
As the vehicles made their way inside, MK members formed a guard of honour and saluted.
A few hours after identifying the bodies, the daughter of Daphne Mnisi came outside and told the media how her family was struggling to cope with the loss.
Rifilwe explained they were first shown a picture of the dead, and then had to identify their family member.
She said seeing the picture was worse than seeing her mother's body.
Ekurhuleni Mayor Mondli Gugubele described how painful this tragedy has been.
"It's been painful. We've gone to the families. It's difficult to put yourself in the shoes of the families and claim to have an idea how they feel, in the manner it happened," Gugubele said.