By STAFF REPORTER
19 February 2026- The North West MEC for Community Safety and Transport Management, Wessels Morweng visited the More Secondary School in Coligny. This comes after 71 learners were involved in a bus accident on Monday.
According to Morweng, 31 of the 71 learners who were involved in a school bus accident are attending here. He furthersaid the accident happened at around 6:45am on Monday morning on a gravel road between Sleepsteen and Gerdau Farms.
“All learners were travelling from Gamaloka village. The injured were treated at the General De La Rey Hospital in Lichtenburg and Coligny clinic.
“It’s concerning that though the bus is reported to have been roadworthy, it suffered a mechanical failure which allegedly led to it overturning,” he added.
Morweng said even more concerning is that it is reported by local officials that their investigation into the accident also reveal that the driver is a foreign national whose status in the country is still being verified. He said substitute bus that transported learners this morning arrived almost two hours late.
“We have to follow the Service Level Agreement and apply corrective measures,” said.
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