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Child (8) sole survivor as 45 killed after bus crashes and goes over bridge in South Africa

Driver lost control and vehicle fell 40 metres into ravine

Firefighters hose down the bus, which crashed in a mountainous area. Photo: Reuters

Urvi Dugar in Bengaluru

A bus crash in South Africa's northern province of Limpopo resulted in 45 deaths and one serious injury, South Africa's Department of Transport said on Thursday.

The driver lost control and collided with barriers on a bridge near Mamatlakala, causing the bus to go over the bridge and hit the ground, catching fire, according to a statement by the transport department.