A bus travelling from KwaZulu-Natal to the Repatriation Camp in Beitbridge overturned on the N1 south of the Beitbridge Border Post, killing the driver and leaving 11 passengers injured.

A bus driver transporting Malawians from KwaZulu-Natal to the Repatriation Camp in Beitbridge has died, while 11 others were injured after the driver allegedly lost control of the bus due to fatigue, causing it to overturn on the N1.

The Limpopo Department of Transport and Community Safety confirmed the crash in the early hours of Wednesday, July 1.

The accident occurred on the N1, about four kilometres south of the Beitbridge Border Post near Musina as reported by IOL.

Limpopo Department of Transport and Community Safety spokesperson Mashudu Mabata said that, according to preliminary reports, the bus was transporting individuals from KwaZulu-Natal to the Repatriation Camp in Beitbridge.