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Africa Live: Survivor, 8, of crash that killed 45 returns to Botswana - BBC News | |
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An eight-year-old girl, the only passenger who survived after a bus plunged off a bridge in South Africa, has left hospital and flown back to her home country. | An eight-year-old girl, the only passenger who survived after a bus plunged off a bridge in South Africa, has left hospital and flown back to her home country. |
Forty-five pilgrims were travelling from Botswana's capital, Gaborone, to an Easter service in the South African town of Moria when their vehicle crashed through a barrier and caught fire upon hitting the ground some 50m (165ft) below. | Forty-five pilgrims were travelling from Botswana's capital, Gaborone, to an Easter service in the South African town of Moria when their vehicle crashed through a barrier and caught fire upon hitting the ground some 50m (165ft) below. |
The surviving girl was hospitalised with serious injuries. She is now in a stable condition. | The surviving girl was hospitalised with serious injuries. She is now in a stable condition. |
Health authorities in the north-eastern Limpopo province, where the crash took place, said the girl flew from Polokwane Airport on Wednesday morning. | Health authorities in the north-eastern Limpopo province, where the crash took place, said the girl flew from Polokwane Airport on Wednesday morning. |
Pictures posted by the authorities on Facebook show the girl being transported to her flight via wheelchair. A blanket covers her face and she appears to have a bandage wrapped round her head. | Pictures posted by the authorities on Facebook show the girl being transported to her flight via wheelchair. A blanket covers her face and she appears to have a bandage wrapped round her head. |
In one image, a teddy bear rests on her lap. | In one image, a teddy bear rests on her lap. |
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