Matabeleland
North provincial police spokesperson, Inspector Siphiwe Makonese confirmed the
accidents, which she blamed on speeding.
“The first
accident happened at 82-kilometre peg at Insuza. The driver, Allen Mazhinji was
driving a Honda Fit, carrying five passengers to Bulawayo. He was over-speeding
and lost control,” she said.
“He veered off
the road and hit two trees before overturning once. A female adult and a girl
died on the spot, while the other four survived. According to our report, they
sustained head and eye injuries, while one of them complained of chest pains.
They are admitted at Mpilo Central Hospital.
“The second one
happened on the same afternoon at Lupote in Dete. The driver was also speeding
in his Mazda Attenza to Bulawayo. He lost control and overturned before landing
on the driver’s side. He sustained serious head injuries and is still admitted
at Hwange Colliery. The other passengers were also injured and are in hospital.”
Makonese said
the third accident was reported along the Victoria Falls-Hwange road stretch
near Matetsi area yesterday morning, killing three people on the spot, while
the driver was said to be in a critical condition.
Police
expressed concern over the increase in road accidents not withstanding that the
Traffic Safety Council of Zimbabwe has rolled out massive road awareness
campaigns throughout the country. Newsday
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