A four-month-old baby girl miraculously survived a deadly bus crash near Limpopo that claimed 43 lives.
Rescuers found her alive amid the wreckage, describing the moment as nothing short of miraculous.
She is now recovering in hospital, receiving treatment at Siloam and Elim alongside other survivors of the tragic accident.
Four-month-old infant survives fatal bus crash
As reported by DailySun, the baby girl only sustained some scratches.
Authorities are still investigating whether the baby’s parents were among the survivors of the crash.
“We haven’t received that report yet,” Tilivhali Muavha, spokesperson for the Limpopo Premier, said this while acknowledging the ongoing uncertainty surrounding the youngest victims.
Crash Details and Rising Death Toll
A long-distance bus traveling from Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape to Harare, Zimbabwe, veered off the road and overturned, killing 43 people and critically injuring many others.
The crash claimed the lives of seven children, including a 10-month-old girl.
Authorities believe most of the passengers were Zimbabwean nationals returning home. The provincial government said the process of identifying the victims will begin on Wednesday, 15 October.
Possible Causes of the bus crash
Transport Minister Barbara Creecy said overloading and speeding may have contributed to the bus crash. She stressed the importance of cross-border cooperation in managing the aftermath of the tragedy.
“We will be working, as the South African government, closely with our neighbours and assisting our neighbours on any matters that would require assistance. We’ve been briefed that the recovery process took the whole night and many of the victims had actually been thrown out of the bus as it went down the embankment and were found to be underneath the bus when they were removing it,” said Creecy.
Authorities from the three countries involved are coordinating efforts to recover and identify the victims.
Medical teams are treating the 49 survivors, six of whom are in critical condition, while also addressing the emotional trauma of those affected.
