Tuesday, December 16, 2008

16 December 2008: 9 dead, 18 hurt as bus hits car

article from News24

Nine people died and 18 others were injured after the bus they were travelling in went down a bank near Hibberdene, said ER24 on Tuesday.

Spokesperson Derrick Banks said the accident happened in the early hours of Tuesday on the N2 south-bound near Hibberdene, 20km after Port Shepstone.

He said the driver of an SA Road Link bus had apparently collided with the car, causing both cars to go down a bank onto the onramp to Hibberdene.

Paramedics declared nine people dead on the scene.

Eighteen others were treated on the scene for various injuries and stabilised before being taken to various hospitals.

- SAPA

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