Nine people were killed when a bus carrying 44 passengers crashed on Van Rhyns Pass in the Western Cape on Monday evening.
The crash happened at around 5.30 pm on the R27 near Vredendal.
Simon Zwane, spokesperson for the Road Traffic Management Corporation, said the cause is still being investigated.
He said the bus hit the side of the mountain, causing the driver to lose control.
Emergency services, including the Van Rhynsdorp SAPS, quickly arrived, and several injured passengers were taken to nearby hospitals for treatment.
In separate incidents, 21 people died in three car accidents in KwaZulu-Natal over the weekend.
The deadliest of these was on the R622 Mooi Plaza on Greytown Road, where a collision between two vehicles resulted in 12 deaths.
Another serious accident on the R74 Kranskop Road involved members of the Umkhonto Wesizwe Party, resulting in six deaths and ten serious injuries. There were also more deaths reported in a crash on the N2 near Stanger.
Police are investigating these accidents, and cases of culpable homicide have been opened.
Compiled by Staff Writer
Pictured above: The bus crash in the Western Cape.
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