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South Africa Authorities on Tuesday revised the death toll in the school bus crash to 12 children and announced that the driver had been arrested and will face criminal charges.
The privately owned minibus was carrying children to schools in the south when it collided head-on with a truck early on Monday morning. johannesburg.
Authorities initially announced that 12 children died at the scene of the accident, and a 13th victim later died in hospital.
On Tuesday, Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi and the provincial health department said 12 children died at the scene and no deaths were reported in hospital. Nine girls and three boys died and five other children, the bus driver and a passenger in the truck were hospitalized, according to the provincial health department.
police The 22-year-old male driver was arrested after being released from hospital and will be charged with 12 counts of manslaughter (equivalent to manslaughter) and reckless and negligent driving. Witnesses said the bus was overtaking other vehicles when it collided with the truck.
The driver’s minibus driving license also expired, Lesufi said.
School South Africa is reopening after last week’s year-end holiday.
Many children in the country travel to and from school on private bus services. Earlier this month, child safety advocacy groups urged parents to be careful about which bus services they send their children on, and to be on the lookout for poorly maintained vehicles and unlicensed operators.
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