According to reports,the annual event in Swaziland where young virgins dance topless before the king has been cancelled following a fatal crash that claimed the lives of 38 young girls.
Thirty-eight teenage girls, described as being 'virgins', have reportedly died in a bus crash on the way to dance for their country's king
The dance consists of tens of thousands of topless teenage virgins dancing for King Mswati.
The girls who died were among 50 teenagers travelling in a vehicle which struck a car that police escorts had directed to the roadside.
The young Swazi women's death has reportedly led to calls prompted calls for the cancellation of Monday’s annual event.
On Saturday at least 38 people were reported to have died but this has yet to be officially confirmed.