By Charmaine Ndlela

The case against scholar transport driver Ayanda Dludla, accused of killing 14 schoolchildren in a January crash in the Vaal, was postponed to April 22 when he appeared in the Vanderbijlpark Magistrate’s Court on Thursday.

Dludla has abandoned his bail application and will remain in custody while police investigations continue.

Dludla, 22, faces 14 counts of murder and three counts of attempted murder after the scholar transport minibus carrying 16 pupils crashed into a truck on 19 January on the R553 near Vanderbijlpark.

Twelve children were declared dead at the scene and two later died in hospital.

The state has also cited alleged transport-related offences, including driving without a valid professional driving permit (PDP) and operating an unlicensed vehicle.

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