A 53-YEAR-OLD Bulawayo man collapsed and died in a ZUPCO
bus on Wednesday.
Mr Tinos Mhlanga from Tshabalala suburb collapsed and died
while aboard a city centre bound bus. Sources said Mr Mhlanga was diabetic and
might have developed complications while on the bus.
A fellow passenger said Mr Mhlanga stood in a queue for a
long time and had complained that he was not feeling well.
The source said when Mr Mhlanga got onto the bus, he
managed to secure a seat but after a few minutes of travel, they realised he
was unconscious and informed the conductor who alerted the driver.
The driver had to calm agitated passengers who wanted to disembark
before driving direct to Tshabalala Police Station where officers called an
ambulance.
Bulawayo Police spokesperson Inspector Abednico Ncube
confirmed the incident.
“We received a sudden death report at around 6AM of a male
adult aged 53, one Tinos Mhlanga who collapsed in a bus. The bus driver drove
to the nearest police station in Tshabalala suburb. An ambulance was summoned
but he was certified dead at the scene. The body was ferried to the United
Bulawayo Hospitals mortuary for a post mortem. Chronicle
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