An accident on the R31 involving a bakkie and a bus claimed the life of at least one person, while about 15 other people were rushed to Prof ZK Matthews Hospital in Barkly West for medical treatment on Sunday.
AN ACCIDENT on the R31 involving a bakkie and a bus claimed the life of at least one person, while about 15 others were rushed to Prof ZK Matthews Hospital in Barkly West for medical treatment on Sunday.
It is believed that the accident happened near Pniel, about 10km outside of Barkly West towards Kimberley.
Traffic was backed up for about 5km from the accident scene for a number of hours on Sunday morning.
The traffic was only cleared at around 11am after the scene was cleared.
A tow truck was spotted entering Kimberley with the wrecked bus from the accident scene at around 11.30am.
It has been reported that the driver of the bakkie died, while the bus passengers were transported to hospital in Barkly West by the provincial emergency services.
This is a developing story.
