29 killed after bus collides with truck in eastern South Africa, government says
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South Africa's government says 29 people have been killed after a bus collided with a truck in the eastern Mpumalanga province.
Acting government spokesman Phumla Williams said Tuesday that scores of injured passengers were taken to a nearby hospital after the collision Monday night.
Traffic accidents with high death tolls are common in South Africa, and are often blamed on negligent drivers and badly maintained roads.
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In March, 24 people died when a bus veered off a road and rolled over near De Doorns, a town in a grape-growing region near Cape Town.