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ANC deputy secretary-general Nomvula Mokonyane and Police Minister Bheki Cele have confirmed that six ANC members have been killed in a bus accident while they were traveling to the party’s 112th birthday rally in Mbombela, Mpumalanga, on Saturday morning.
Cele said at least 18 others were injured when the bus the ANC members were traveling in rolled down an embankment.
Limpopo MEC for transport and Community safety Florence Radzilani also confirmed the accident and said one of three buses ferryingthe ANC supporters rammed into the back of another bus, causing it to lose control and overturn.
“It’s true. According to the preliminary reports the indication is that three buses were following each other, the third bus hit the second one from behind and it overturned into a port,” said Radzilani.
“The buses were carrying ANC members from the Molemole sub-region within the Capricorn district municipality.”
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