JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A truck collided with a school minibus in South Africa's Gauteng province, killing at least 12 children, authorities said Monday.

Preliminary reports indicated 11 schoolchildren died at the scene, with one additional child succumbing to their injuries in the hospital.

The private vehicle was transporting students to various primary schools and high schools in the southwest of Johannesburg on Monday when the incident occurred around 7 a.m., according to authorities