At least 20 killed, dozens injured as passenger bus crashes with armoured van in Limpopo

A CRASH between a passenger bus and a van armoured to carry cash in the northern province of Limpopo, South Africa, has killed at least 20 people and injured 68, officials have reported. The two vehicles collided head-on along the N1 freeway in the Makhado area on Monday evening, according to paramedics who responded to the crash.

The bus reportedly rolled down a slope to a river and some passengers were found trapped underneath.

Three people by the highway were confirmed dead while 16 other bodies were found by the river where the bus had rolled, according to ER24 Paramedics spokesman Ross Campbell.

“Most of the fatalities down the river had been trapped under the bus,” said Campbell.

Ten of the injured were in serious condition, the regional transport department said.

Police divers were searching a river that runs along the highway “for people who might have been swept away,” the department