DNA test to identify the dead

Among the dead are Sedie Community Junior Secondary School (CJSS) students and teachers who were returning to Maun from a successful sports trip in Gaborone.  Their 27-seater minibus collided with a truck near Mashoro and the two vehicles caught fire, killing 10 of them instantly.

Speaking from Serowe yesterday, Nlebesi told Mmegi that the accident was so horrific that they could not identify the victims. He said their (victims) bodies were so charred that it was impossible to identify them with the naked eye. "It is so difficult to identify the bodies because they were burned beyond recognition and we have engaged our laboratory and pathology unit in Gaborone to help us identify them," said Nlebesi.