What the records say
- When
- 1985
- Kind
- Road accident
- Coordinates
- 26.18° S, 27.99° E
- Description
- 1985 school bus accident in South Africa
- Date from
- year in its Wikidata description
Westdene dam disaster
1985 school bus accident in South Africa
The Westdene dam disaster was a bus crash that took place in Westdene, near Johannesburg, South Africa, on 27 March 1985. Of the 72 occupants, 42 drowned inside the submerged bus and two were declared deceased shortly after being taken to a nearby hospital. The remaining 30, including the bus driver, were rescued.
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