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A broken windscreen.
The death toll from this morning’s collision between a scholar transport vehicle and a truck in Vanderbijlpark in the Vaal, has risen to 14 after another learner died in hospital.
This after a scholar transport vehicle carrying pupils collided with a a truck this morning.
Earlier, Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane said the province is devastated by a tragic collision.
Chiloane has called for stricter oversight and vigilance around private scholar transport.
President Cyril Ramaphosa also sent his condolences, adding that families and schools will be offered the necessary psychological support.
UPDATE | The death toll from this morning’s collision between a scholar transport vehicle and a truck in Vanderbijlpark, in the Vaal, has risen to 14 after another learner died in hospital. pic.twitter.com/BwRMCGDe6x
— SABC News (@SABCNews) January 19, 2026
