Fourteen young children tragically died in the head-on scholar transport crash with a truck on the R553 Golden Highway in Vanderbijlpark.
The 22-year-old scholar transport driver arrested in connection with the deaths of a group of school children in the horror Vanderbijlpark accident has abandoned his bid for bail.
Ayanda Dludla appeared in the Vanderbijlpark Magistrate’s Court on Thursday.
He has been charged with 14 counts of murder, three counts of attempted murder, one count of driving without a valid Professional Driving Permit, and one count of driving an unlicensed motor vehicle.
Fourteen young children tragically died in the head-on scholar transport crash with a truck on the R553 Golden Highway in Vanderbijlpark on Monday.
The case has been postponed to 5 March 2026
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