Photo: CollectedJOHANNESBURG, Jan 19, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - A minibus carrying students to school collided with a truck south of Johannesburg on Monday, killing 13 pupils, South African police said. The crash happened near the industrial city of Vanderbijlpark, about 60 kilometres (40 miles) south of Johannesburg. Many South African parents have to rely on private minibuses to get their children to school because of limited public transportation. At least five students were killed and eight others injured in September when a school minibus ploughed into a creche in a KwaZulu-Natal township. More than 11,400 lives were lost on South African roads in 2025, according to the latest data from the transport ministry.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha January 19, 2026 14:40 UTC