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Driver of doomed bus in court

By Andries Van Zyl • 6 May 2005

The driver of the bus who allegedly caused the death of 10 people last week has appeared in court on charges of culpable homicide.

MAKHADO (LOUIS TRICHARDT) – The driver of the bus who allegedly caused the death of 10 people last week has appeared in court on charges of culpable homicide.

The 49-year-old driver, Enos Mavundadovhi, appeared in the local magistrate’s court on Thursday, April 28. His court appearance follows the gruesome crash between a passenger bus and a train at a railway crossing near Muraleni on Monday, April 25. Ten people died in the accident, while some 60 passengers were injured. The accident allegedly occurred when Mavundadovhi failed to stop and drove in fornt of an oncoming train.

Mavundaddovhi was not asked to plead during his court appearance and his case was postponed until May 13 for further investigation.

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