Bus Accident Kills 5 in South Africa

World | May 1, 2003, Thursday // 00:00

Up to 80 people are feared dead after a coach carrying trade union members plunged into a reservoir in central South Africa. The bus was taking some 90 people to a May Day rally in Free State when the driver apparently took a wrong turn at 0500 local time (0300 GMT) when it was still dark. The coach went down a gravel path into the Saulspoort dam near the town of Bethlehem. Police say that five bodies have been recovered and 10 people have been taken to hospital.

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