42 Japanese hurt as bus falls from cliff in South Africa

42 Japanese hurt as bus falls from cliff in South Africa

DURBAN, South Africa - Rescuers help a Japanese traveler who was injured after a bus carrying 44 people fell from a cliff in a suburb of Durban, South Africa, on Feb. 8. Forty Japanese tourists aged between 22 and 77 were on the bus, along with a tour attendant and an interpreter as well as a locally hired driver and a guide. The group was making a stop in South Africa as part of an around-the-world cruise with Japanese NGO Peace Boat. (Kyodo)

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