‘Only four still in!’ – Most EFF supporters discharged after fatal crash

Cape Town – The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) in KwaZulu-Natal has confirmed that most members injured in a tragic bus crash on the R34 between Ulundi and Vryheid have been discharged from hospital.

Ten people were killed and 32 injured — 12 seriously — after a truck allegedly sideswiped the bus around midnight on Monday, tearing it open.

💔 Twelve EFF supporters have lost their lives in a horrific crash on the R34 near Vryheid. The bus carrying them from a Youth Day rally in Durban collided with a truck, leaving devastation behind. Our thoughts are with the families of the deceased. #RIP pic.twitter.com/qVMvEfD0L5

— Zamani Khoza (@zamanikakhoza) June 17, 2025

The bus was transporting supporters from a Youth Day rally in Durban when it was allegedly struck by a truck, resulting in ten fatalities.

[WATCH] EFF leaders will visit the families of its supporters who died in yesterday’s bus crash near Vryheid in Kwazulu-Natal. 10 of them were declared dead on the R34 road after the bus transporting them from the EFF Youth Day rally in Umlazi collided with a truck.… pic.twitter.com/CBz9ecZNEB

— Newzroom Afrika (@Newzroom405) June 18, 2025

According to SABC News, EFF Provincial Secretary Vukani Ndlovu said only four people, including the driver, remain in hospital but are in good spirits and expected to be discharged soon.

Compiled by Betha Madhomu