A total of 20 post mortems had been completed on the bodies of the 43 people who died in the bus disaster in South Africa.
The bus was travelling from Port Elizabeth to Harare with 68 adults, including three bus crew members, and 14 children when the accident occurred along the N1 highway, resulting in the deaths of 43 people, including seven children.
The Civil Protection Unit (CPU) reported that six families travelled to South Africa to assist with the identification processes of the remaining eight bodies.
The identification exercise is being carried out by Zimbabwean and Malawian officials working closely with South African authorities and bereaved families.
The Deputy Director for Response and Coordination in the CPU, Veronica Bare, expects the post-mortem on all the bodies to be completed by the end of the day on Friday.
Author's summary: Bus disaster claims 43 lives, including 7 children.