20 killed in Limpopo bus crash

MUSINA - Twenty people have died in a head-on collision between a tour bus and a cash-in-transit van in Limpopo.

A total of 68 others have been injured.

The crash took place on the N1 highway in the Louis Trichardt area Monday night.

ER24 says the bus rolled off a bridge into a river, landing on its side.

A total of 16 people were found dead at the river's edge, most trapped under the bus.

A further three were found on the roadside while a 20th person died in hospital.

Police are still investigating the exact cause of the crash.

There have been heavy rains in the area.