Twelve South African school children were killed early Wednesday when a minibus taking them to school near Johannesburg overturned and caught fire after being hit by another vehicle.
The Gauteng provincial government disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday.
The driver of the minibus was also killed while seven other children were rushed to hospital.
It could not immediately give the ages of the children.
Television images showed that the minibus was totally destroyed by the fire in the early morning crash in Merafong, more than 70 kilometres west of the city.
South Africa has one of the most developed road networks on the continent but also has one of the worst road safety records.
