Cape Town – Health Minister Joe Phaahla is scheduled to visit Limpopo on Tuesday following a tragic bus accident that claimed the lives of 45 people.
The purpose of Phaahla’s visit is to assess the progress made by health officials in the province in response to the incident, which occurred on Thursday.
Voicenote by Foster Mohale Spokesperson for National Health Department on the visit to Limpopo Province by Minister of Health Dr Joe Phaahla to monitor progress to identify and repatriate victims and human remains of Botswana bus crash. pic.twitter.com/G8F9m0ubwK
— National Department of Health (@HealthZA) April 1, 2024
The accident involved a bus carrying 46 individuals from Botswana to Moria for Easter celebrations, which crashed into a barrier and caught fire.
Phaahla, accompanied by the province’s Health MEC Phophi Ramathuba, plans to meet with the sole survivor of the accident, an eight-year-old girl, and visit the crash site.
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Compiled by Betha Madhomu
