42 bodies recovered from crashed bus on N1 highway in Limpopo

Forty-two bodies have been pulled from the wreckage of a bus crash on the N1 highway in Limpopo.

The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) said the bus was travelling on a steep road when it overturned on Sunday night.

The passengers were travelling from the Eastern Cape to Harare in Zimbabwe.

RTMC spokesperson Simon Zwane said emergency services were still working at the scene.

"Forty-nine other people have been taken to various hospitals in Louis Trichard, Siloam. The exact cause of the crash has not been determined and investigations are ongoing."