JOHANNESBURG — A minibus carrying young students collided with a truck and burst into flames in South Africa on Friday, killing about 20 children. The victims were between 5 and 10 years old, said Russel Meiring, a spokesman for paramedic company ER24. He said several children survived after being pulled from the wreckage near Bronkhorstspruit, east of the capital, Pretoria. Images posted by ER24 on Twitter show the crumpled, smoking minibus on its side next to the truck. Some students who were trapped in the minibus were burned beyond recognition, the News24 website reported.

Source: National Post April 21, 2017 16:30 UTC