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20 killed, 68 injured after armoured truck collides with bus in South Africa 

20 killed, 68 injured after armoured truck collides with bus in South Africa 

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At least 20 people have been killed while some 68 were reported injured in a crash between an armoured truck and a bus in South Africa, the Limpopo province transport department said on Tuesday, Reuters reported.

The department in a statement said, "twenty people were tragically killed in an accident after a cash transport truck lost control and crashed head-on with a bus going in the opposite direction."

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After the crash, the bus rolled from the bridge on the N1 freeway into a river below, ER24 reported.

It said, "three people were found deceased by the roadside and 16 down by the river - all were declared dead on arrival."

The officials said that 10 of the injured were in serious condition and were transported to the hospital.

Police divers are searching the river that runs along the highway for people who might have been swept away.

Tidimalo Chuene, a spokesperson for the department told AFP that the cause of the accident is under investigation, but claimed that heavy rain has been drenching the area.

Downpours have caused flooding in several regions of the country in the past few days. At least seven have been killed, which also led the ruling government to declare it a national disaster.

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