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N1 reopened after bus crash that claimed five lives

MEC visits crash scene as investigation into bus accident begins

By Staff Reporter • 19 February 2026
N1 reopened after bus crash that claimed five lives

The N1 north has reopened after a fatal bus accident in the Soutpansberg mountain pass killed five people. The bus lost control and rolled down an embankment near a notorious hairpin turn, with the exact cause under investigation.

The N1 north between Louis Trichardt and Musina has been reopened following the fatal bus accident in the Soutpansberg mountain pass during the early hours of Thursday morning, 19 February. It has since been confirmed that five people died in the accident, although it is not yet known how many were injured or the extent of their injuries.

Traffic on the busy N1 north was severely disrupted to allow emergency personnel and members of the police’s forensic teams to clear the scene. Altern...

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