At least twelve people died and forty five others were injured when a bus overturned on a highway in the South African city of Johannesburg, according to emergency services .
Emergency crews were trying to lift the bus back onto its wheels to see if any more victims were trapped underneath it, a spokesperson for the city’s Ekurhuleni Emergency Management, William Nthladi said.
The Tuesday morning crash happened on a highway near Johannesburg’s main O.R. Tambo International Airport.
The bus was lying on its side near the edge of the highway. It had been transporting people from the township or Katlehong, east of Johannesburg, officials said.
No other vehicle was involved in the crash, and officials weren’t yet able to determine the cause.
Police are investigating, and the crash was being treated as a crime scene because of the fatalities.
