JOHANNESBURG – The case against the driver of the deadly Vaal scholar transport crash has been postponed to 22 April.
Ayanda Dludla made a brief appearance in the Vanderbijlpark Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday. He is facing 14 counts of murder, three counts of attempted murder and a charge of operating a vehicle without a certificate of fitness, among others.
The 22-year-old previously elected to abandon his bail.
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Fourteen children died on their way to school when their vehicle collided with a truck in January.
It is alleged that Dludla overtook several cars using the oncoming traffic lane before the collision.
Gauteng authorities promised that vehicles failing to comply with safety regulations would be removed from the roads.