Armed robbers kill two passengers, injure another in bus en route to Zimbabwe

Two bus passengers have been shot and killed and one was critically wounded inside a bus on the N1 north between Mantsole traffic centre and Kranskop toll plaza in Limpopo on Thursday.

The deceased and the wounded passengers are women.

Police spokesperson Motlafela Mojapelo says a group of armed robbers boarded the bus from Johannesburg en route to Zimbabwe.

They instructed the driver to stop. They attacked and robbed passengers. Mojapelo says a second vehicle stopped next to the bus and the vehicle occupants were also attacked and robbed.

Armed robbers kill 2 passengers, critically injure another one in bus en route to Zimbabwe: Mahlako Komane reports