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77 people are injured, 2 seriously, after 2 buses collide at a South African university

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JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Police and transport authorities say two buses collided at the entrance to a South African university, injuring at least 77 people, two of them seriously. One of the buses was a university vehicle ferrying students between campuses at the University of Johannesburg. The other was a city bus. Metro Bus spokesperson Goodwill Shiburi initially said that five people suffered critical injuries in the crash on Tuesday but police later said two people were in serious condition in the hospital. All 77 of the injured were treated at various medical facilities, including both drivers. One of the buses lay on its side after crashing through a fence at an entrance to the university.

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