Some Eastern Cape matric pupils missed school on Thursday when their bus got stuck on the Ndlambula River bridge in Lusikisiki during heavy rains, the Eastern Cape traffic department said.

Spokesman Tshepo Machaea said the bus was transporting pupils, including Grade 12 pupils, to the Zwelibongile High School when it got stuck.

The children got out of the bus unharmed, he said, adding that the road has since been closed to traffic.

Machaea said disaster management and the police were still trying to move the bus, which had been stuck on the bridge for several hours.

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