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A bus overturned on a highway in the Western Cape province of southwestern South Africa on July 2 (local time), leaving 16 people dead and 20 injured, according to local media reports.
Police stated that the bus, carrying 73 passengers and crew, was traveling from Cape Town to Idutywa in the Eastern Cape province when it overturned on a highway near Touws River this morning.
Authorities are investigating the exact cause of the accident, noting that the driver appeared to have swerved suddenly to avoid a collision with another delivery vehicle.
Although South Africa is considered to have one of the most developed road networks in Africa, major traffic accidents occur frequently due to factors such as a lack of safety infrastructure, including median barriers.
On July 1, a bus carrying Malawian nationals returning home amid anti-immigrant sentiment in South Africa overturned in the northern Limpopo province, resulting in the death of the driver and injuries to 11 passengers.
According to South African transport authorities, 11,485 people died in traffic accidents last year in the country, which has a population of 64 million, AFP reported.
This averages to 31.47 deaths per day from traffic accidents.
(Photo: AP, Yonhap News)
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