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The Westdene dam disaster was a bus crash that took place in Westdene, near Johannesburg, South Africa, on 27 March 1985. [1] Of the 72 occupants, 42 drowned inside the submerged bus and two were declared deceased shortly after being taken to a nearby hospital. The remaining 30, including the bus driver, were rescued.
The bus was an old model, did not possess efficient emergency exits or safety equipment, and had poor brakes, which may have contributed to the disaster. The dam was renamed the Sol Plaatje Dam on 1 April 2005. [3] Sol Plaatje Dam, Bethlehem, South Africa
South African Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga travelled to the scene of the crash, where she called for responsible driving during the Easter weekend and offered thoughts and prayers for the victims' families. She added that the South African government would assist in repatriating the corpses to Botswana and hold a full inquiry.
A school bus attendant for Albuquerque, New Mexico, Public Schools has been arrested after she was seen in surveillance video repeatedly hitting an autistic student. Debbie Chavira, 64, is accused ...
The 2020 Centane bus crash was a road accident in Centane, Eastern Cape, South Africa that occurred on March 2, 2020. Twenty-five people were killed, and approximately 62 were injured when a 65-seater bus plunged into a deep gorge. [1] [2] The bus had been travelling from the village of Cebe to Butterworth.
Kids crawled out windows into their parents’ arms and left through the rear emergency exit while the bus was stopped at a red light, video shows. Screaming kids rush out school bus windows after ...
A white background signifies the sign is permanent, while a yellow background signifies that the sign is temporary. Warning signs are an upwards-pointing red triangle and contain a black pictogram describing the danger or obstruction. Speed limit signs are a red circle with the limitation in black. South Africa drives on the left.
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