Four people have been killed in a tragic accident involving a Tenda bus, a haulage truck, and a Phils and Pats bus on the Harare-Mutare Road near Mutangadura, the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) confirmed.
In a statement, the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) said a Tenda bus collided with a haulage truck and a Phils and Pats bus at the 32-kilometre peg along Harare-Mutare Road near Mutangadura. Reads the statement:
“The ZRP confirms a fatal road traffic accident which occurred this afternoon at the 32-kilometre peg along Harare-Mutare Road near Mutangadura in which four people were killed when a Tenda bus collided with a haulage truck and a Phils and Pats bus.
“The Tenda bus was en route to Mutare, while the Phils and Pats bus was heading to Harare,” said the Police.
Police said in a statement, the victims’ bodies were transported to Marondera Provincial Hospital for post-mortem examinations, whilst the injured were referred to Marondera Provincial Hospital and Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals, whilst the injured were referred to Marondera Provincial Hospital and Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals.
“Police officers are attending the scene, and the total number of passengers in the two buses is yet to be confirmed,” police said.
Meanwhile, another fatal accident occurred at the 48-kilometre peg along the Mutare-Juliasdale Road.
A Ford Ranger Black Double Cab, registration number AFK 8349, carrying three passengers, collided head-on with a Black Honda Fit, registration number AFE 8211, carrying six passengers.
Four people died on the spot, while seven others were injured.
The victims’ bodies were taken to Victoria Chitepo Provincial Hospital, where the injured are also being treated.
The Minister of Transport and Infrastructural Development Honourable Felix Tapiwa Mhona visited the accident scene at Mutangadura to assess the situation on the ground.
The Mutangadura and the Mutare-Julius Dale accidents comes barely two months after many lives were lost when a haulage truck collided with a Sprinter in Beatrice.
Story by Jeremiah Gora
