School bus, van collide
2005-10-13
SHOCKED and injured children needed treatment and counselling after a collision between their school bus and a police patrol van in Agter Paarl last week.
The 25-seater was travelling towards Wellington at 07:00 on Thursday when it struck a police van crossing the R44 at Windmeul.
Four children and the driver of the police van were slightly injured.
Earlier last week a police bakkie from Klapmuts was involved in an accident when tourists who had overshot the Suid Agter Paarl intersection made a U-turn across the Old Paarl Road.
Const Phukamele Gwanya was only slightly injured and the police vehicle wrecked.
* School buses under 3,5 tons can now undergo free brake, suspension and tyre checks at Boland Roadworthy Centre (872-0824) it is located at 21 Jan van Riebeeck Drive, Huguenot.
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