UPDATE: Uranus sq Mars strikes KZN

Accident 11 Dec 08:

At least 40 people were injured on Thursday when an SA Roadlink bus crashed on the N3 freeway in the KwaZulu-Natal midlands, paramedics said. Paramedics said the bus collided with another private bus, while police said the bus in question had hit three vehicles. Police spokesperson Inspector Joey Jeevan said the SA Roadlink bus collided with three vehicles in Lions River in the midlands. "We don't know the extent of the accident or if there were any injuries or fatalities. Our police officers are on their way to the scene," she said. ER24 spokesperson Derrick Banks said both buses were fully laden and that the Roadlink bus was a double-decker. "Over 40 people have been injured, but at this time we don't have an exact figure. The driver of the SA Roadlink bus was trapped and he is being extricated." Netcare 911 spokesperson Chris Botha said paramedics were presently heading to the scene. "All we know right now is that there are a lot of patients with injuries... we don't know how
many." No fatalities have been reported thus far. Nonkululeko Mbatha, spokesperson for the provincial transport department, was not immediately available for comment. Health department spokesprson Chris Maxon was also not available for comment.