Johannesburg – Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane is expected to visit Wedela Technical High School in Carletonville, west of Johannesburg, after two schoolchildren died and 63 others sustained injuries in a bus accident.
Chiloane will also visit both families of the deceased learners to convey his condolences.
It was reported that the bus overturned after the driver allegedly lost control of the bus on Thursday.
A Grade 8 schoolboy and Grade 9 schoolgirl were certified dead on the scene. The driver was initially reported to have fled the scene.
However, the department confirmed in a statement that the driver was among the first people to be rushed to the hospital for medical…
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