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Bethlehem bus crash
The Bethlehem bus crash was one of the worst vehicle accidents of all time, when a coach drove into the Saulspoort reservoir near the town of Bethlehem, South Africa, killing 51 passengers on 1 May 2003.
== Overview ==
The bus was transporting 61 trade union delegates to May Day celebrations in the town of QwaQwa in the Free State. The driver of the bus became disorientated when they passed through Bethlehem in the dark, en route to the celebrations. Hopelessly lost, he appears to have turned accidentally onto an unlit gravel path, which led straight onto a jetty into the Saulspoort Dam. The driver was apparently travelling much too fast to stop when the bus drove straight into the water.
The remote location of the accident, combined with the old bus's inadequate safety provisions meant that just ten people escaped the vehicle alive, all of them injured in the crash. The bus sank rapidly following impact with the water, and 51 people were dragged down with it, trapped inside the vehicle. Police did not arrive until the following morning after being notified by survivors, but were only able to recover the bodies of the dead and retrieve the bus as part of their investigation of the tragedy.
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