DURBAN - At least 12 people have been killed in a bus crash in KwaZulu-Natal.
The KZN Transport Department says the bus was transporting supporters of a political party.
It collided with a truck on the R34 near Vryheid just after midnight.
Ten other passengers were seriously injured and have been rushed to nearby hospitals.
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Both the truck and bus drivers survived.
The cause of the crash is still being investigated.
The road has been closed to allow emergency services to help the injured.
Transport MEC Siboniso Duma has sent condolences to the families of the deceased.