Three die in Palapye bus crash

SELEBI-PHIKWE: Three people died and 29 were injured when a Gaborone-bound bus from Francistown hit a cow at Lechana lands near Palapye on Tuesday evening.

Yesterday, Palapye police told Mmegi that of the 38 people on board the bus, three were certified dead at Palapye Primary Hospital, while eight sustained serious injuries. Another 21 passengers were treated for minor injuries while the rest, who included the driver, escaped unharmed.

The traffic officer at Palapye Police Station, Assistant Superintendent, Robert Mmese said the incident happened about four kilometres from the spot where a Seabelo Bus had an accident late last year.

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