SUPREME Court judge, Justice Nicholas Mathonsi, yesterday
escaped unhurt after a Honda Fit rammed into his Range Rover at a robot
controlled intersection in Bulawayo’s Central Business District.
The accident occurred between 14th Avenue and Robert Mugabe
Way, just after 10AM. Bulawayo police could not comment on the matter
yesterday.
However, a source who witnessed the accident said they were
shocked when Justice Mathonsi emerged from his car following the accident.
“The accident occurred at a robot controlled intersection
but the traffic lights were not functioning. The Range Rover driver was
enjoying his right of way and other vehicles had stopped enabling him and other
vehicles to proceed. But then came a speeding Honda Fit driver from the Matopos
Road direction,” said the source.
“He rammed into the left rear side of the Ranger Rover
causing the vehicle to spin resulting in it facing the direction where it was
coming from.
“Like any normal accident the drivers of the two vehicles
exited from their cars and we noticed that the esteemed Justice Mathonsi was
the one driving the Range Rover.”
The source said, fortunately, none of the drivers suffered
serious injuries following the crash.
Added the source: “The Honda Fit was extensively damaged
but Justice Mathonsi’s vehicle incurred minor damages. The police attended the
accident and took statements from both drivers.”
Justice Mathonsi,
who had been a High Court judge, was in July elevated to the Supreme Court
together with Justice Charles Hungwe. Chronicle
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