45 Killed, One Child Survives After Bus Carrying Easter Worshippers Plunges Off Bridge in South Africa

Firefighters hose down a bus after it crashed off the R518, killing a few dozen, in Waterberg District, Limpopo Province, South Africa, on March 28, 2024. Limpopo Department of Transport and Community Safety via Reuters

CAPE TOWN, South Africa—A bus carrying worshippers headed to an Easter festival plunged off a bridge on a mountain pass and burst into flames in South Africa on Thursday, killing at least 45 people, authorities said.

The only survivor of the crash was an 8-year-old child, who was receiving medical attention, according to authorities in the northern province of Limpopo. They said the child was seriously injured.