<p>At least 16 school children were killed died Friday when a minibus collided with a truck along a South African highway around 300 kilometres north of Durban, a regional government said.</p>.<p>The provincial KwaZulu-Natal transport ministry reported 16 deaths from the collision.</p>.<p>Local media reported a toll of 19 children - aged between five and 12 years - plus three adults.</p>.<p>"The death of so many young lives is a serious tragedy," regional transport minister Sipho Hlomuka said in a statement.</p>.<p>The accident occurred in the Pongola area, near the border with Eswatini.</p>.<p>South Africa's roads are among the most developed on the continent, but safety remains an issue with most accidents blamed on reckless driving.</p>
<p>At least 16 school children were killed died Friday when a minibus collided with a truck along a South African highway around 300 kilometres north of Durban, a regional government said.</p>.<p>The provincial KwaZulu-Natal transport ministry reported 16 deaths from the collision.</p>.<p>Local media reported a toll of 19 children - aged between five and 12 years - plus three adults.</p>.<p>"The death of so many young lives is a serious tragedy," regional transport minister Sipho Hlomuka said in a statement.</p>.<p>The accident occurred in the Pongola area, near the border with Eswatini.</p>.<p>South Africa's roads are among the most developed on the continent, but safety remains an issue with most accidents blamed on reckless driving.</p>