Lerato Mbhiza
The identification process of the bodies of the 45 Botswana nationals who died in a bus crash last Thursday at the Mmamatlakala Bridge, between Marken and Mokopane in Limpopo, is expected to resume on Tuesday.
The passengers were on the Easter Pilgrimage to the ZCC church in Moria when their bus crashed and went over a barrier, landing at the bottom of a ravine where it burst into flames killing everyone on board except an 8-year-old who survived the carnage.
Limpopo Health MEC Dr Phophi Ramathuba said nine of the bodies were recovered from the scene in a state where they could be identifiable. The remainder of the bodies were charred to ashes and will only be identified through DNA tests.
The process of sampling DNA from the relatives of the deceased is already underway in Botswana.
Minister of Health Joe Phaahla is expected to monitor progress made
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