WATCH: Remains of Limpopo bus crash victims returned to Botswana [Video]

Victims of a tragic Limpopo bus crash have been repatriated to Botswana, offering closure to grieving families.

The remains of the 45 victims of March’s deadly Limpopo bus crash were returned to Botswana on Tuesday.

Limpopo Health MEC, Dr Phophi Ramathuba, led the repatriation process for the remains of the Botswana citizens at Polokwane International Airport.

These were people who lost their lives in a tragic bus accident on 28 March at the Mamatlakala bridge on the R518 road, with only one survivor.

The Limpopo department of health said a multidisciplinary team comprising the Saps victim identification unit, the Forensic Pathology Services, the Biology Section of the Forensic Science Laboratory Unit, and their Botswana counterparts has worked nonstop since the accident day to recover and positively identify the human remains using DNA.

This process ensured that the human remains were repatriated to their respective families.

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