A joyride by Kwekwe lovebirds ended in tragedy after their
vehicle overturned and landed on its roof resulting in the death of the
39-year-old driver, while his 15-year-old girlfriend sustained serious
injuries.
Police confirmed the incident, which occurred in Mbizo 17
on Thursday evening. The deceased has been identified as Steward Macheza.
According to witnesses, Macheza had just bought a
second-hand Toyota Alex and decided to take his minor girlfriend on a joyride.
“Macheza left at around 6pm saying he was picking up his
girlfriend for a joyride. Unfortunately, they had only covered 300m when the
car, which was speeding, skidded resulting in him losing control and the car
overturning,” said a witness, Mr Aaron Chikava.
Mr Chikava said residents in the neighbourhood quickly
rushed to the scene and tried to assist the two who were trapped.
“Unfortunately, Macheza could not make it and died on the spot but the girl
(name supplied) was rushed to the
hospital by well-wishers,” he said.
Another eyewitness, who only identified herself as Mrs Hove
concurred that the vehicle was speeding and skidding on the narrow road when
tragedy struck. “We could see that the driver was very excited judging by
the way he was driving,” she said.
Midlands police spokesperson, Inspector Joel Goko confirmed
the accident yesterday.
“The deceased Mr Steward Macheza was driving a white Toyota
Alex with a female passenger due north on an open space in Mbizo 17. The driver
was skidding and in the process drove over a small ant hill, lost control of
the vehicle resulting in it overturning twice before landing on its roof,” he
said.
Insp Goko said Kwekwe police traffic attended to the scene
but the driver had already died.
“The female passenger was taken to the hospital where she
is still admitted,” he said. Herald
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