A school bus with seventy-six learners plunges into the Westdene dam, killing forty-two

In the second worst bus accident in South African history, a double decker school bus with seventy-six learners of Hoërskool Vorentoe plunged into the Westdene Dam .The children were on their way to their homes when the driver blacked out as he was driving along the wall of the Westdene Dam. The bus then swerved through the barrier and plunged into the dam. Residents, teachers and other pupils risked their lives to try and save the children, however, 42 of them died. It took police several hours to recover the bodies of the deceased children. The bus driver survived and was exonerated in the subsequent inquiry. Most of the children who died were buried at Westpark Cemetery.