Bus plunges off a bridge in South Africa, killing 45 people
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An 8-year-old child was the only survivor of Thursday's crash after the bus of worshipers plunged more than 150 feet into a ravine.
A bus carrying worshippers on a long-distance trip from Botswana to an Easter weekend church gathering in South Africa plunged off a bridge on a mountain pass Thursday and burst into flames as it hit the rocky ground below, killing at least 45 people, authorities said. The only survivor was an 8-year-old child who was receiving medical attention for serious injuries.
The Limpopo provincial government said the bus veered off the Mmamatlakala bridge in northern South Africa and plunged 164 feet into a ravine before busting into flames.
Search operations were ongoing, the provincial government said, but many bodies were burned beyond recognition and trapped inside the vehicle, while others had been thrown from the bus.
The crash happened near the town of Mokopane, which is about 125 miles north of the South African capital, Pretoria.
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