Forty-five individuals have died in South Africa after the bus they had been touring in fell about 50m (165ft) from a bridge right into a ravine, authorities mentioned.
An eight-year-old woman, the one survivor, suffered critical accidents however is now in a secure situation.
The bus crashed via a barrier and caught fireplace when it hit the bottom within the northeastern Limpopo province.
Thirty-four physique luggage had been taken from the scene, however solely 9 our bodies are identifiable, authorities say.
The passengers had been pilgrims touring from the capital of Botswana, Gaborone, to an Easter service within the city of Moria.
The automobile misplaced management and went off a bridge on the Mmamatlakala mountain move between Mokopane and Marken, about 300 km (190 miles) north of Johannesburg, based on South African public broadcaster SABC.
Division of Transport spokesman Colin Msibi instructed the BBC's Newsday program that the woman who survived is at present “in hospital, I'm instructed in a secure situation”.
“What we suspect is that when the bus hit the barrier of the bridge, the kid was ejected from the bus, and that’s how the kid managed to outlive,” Msibi mentioned.
Rescue operations started late Thursday evening and continued the next morning.
Limpopo well being officer Phophi Ramathuba instructed South African broadcaster eNCA that the physique elements of the separated crash victims could have been positioned in several physique luggage, which is why they’ve thus far solely been recognized new our bodies.
Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga, who went to the scene of the incident, prolonged his “heartfelt condolences to the households affected by the tragic bus crash”.
She mentioned the South African authorities would assist repatriate the our bodies and maintain a full investigation into the reason for the crash.
“Our ideas and prayers are with you throughout this tough time,” he added. “We proceed to encourage accountable driving always with heightened vigilance as extra individuals are on our roads this Easter weekend.”
South Africa has a poor street security file.
Ms Chikunga instructed eNCA that the street from which the bus fell is “windy with tight curves, hairpin bends, a street that I’d by no means suggest to any individual driving a heavy automobile like a bus, like a truck, to make use of.”
President Cyril Ramaphosa expressed his condolences to Botswana and the family members of the crash victims, a press release from his workplace mentioned on Thursday night.
In an Easter message launched earlier than the crash, Mr Ramaphosa had urged residents to “do our greatest to have a protected Easter”.
“It shouldn't be a time the place we sit and wait to see statistics about tragedy or accidents on our roads,” he added.
