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News24 reports that according to Western Cape police, 10 people died after a bus carrying about 42 seasonal farmworkers swerved off Van Rhyns Pass in the Western Cape shortly after 17:00 on Monday.
The bus was carrying the workers from Keimoes, in the Northern Cape, to Ceres. Police spokesperson Warrant Officer Joseph Swartbooi said: "We can confirm that 29 victims were transported to nearby hospitals for medical treatment while 10 victims were declared deceased on the scene by the medical personnel." Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the accident. Rural and Farmworkers Development Organisation executive director Billy Claasen said the farmworkers were from several towns in the Northern Cape. He added: "It is alleged that the driver lost control of the bus and rolled over the barriers. It is alleged that these workers were on their way by bus to farms in Ceres."
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Lisalee Solomons at News24
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