Memorial Service for Mpumalanga bus accident victims to be held

Memorial Service for Mpumalanga bus accident victims to be held

 By BRIAN KAJENGO

Mpumalanga Government in collaboration with the community of Bushbuckridge and other stakeholders will hold a Memorial Service for the six of the victims of a bus accident that claimed eleven people.

The crash, which happened on 11 June 2014 on R40 Road towards Hazyview, occurred when a truck lost control and veered onto the oncoming traffic colliding with a bus and an SUV. All vehicles caught fire and as a result some of the victims sustained serious burns. Six people sustained serious injuries at the time.

The Memorial Service for the six take place at Word of Life Church in Shatale, Bushbuckridge on Thursday 26 June 2014 at 12h00.

Meanwhile the Funeral Service for the six will be held at the same venue on Saturday, 28 June 2014 from 07h00. Another victim who passed on while at Robs Ferreira in Mbombela will also be buried on Saturday in Mozambique.