A JUNIOR police officer based in Victoria Falls cheated death, but
lost his girlfriend in a head-on collision which occurred after he
allegedly failed to give way to oncoming traffic in the Mkhosana area on
Sunday night.
Victoria Falls police boss, Deputy Chief Superintendent Dominic
Sibanda, confirmed the incident and identified the junior cop as
Constable Osovaldo Charandura.
“The accident happened approximately at 2am in Mkhosana near Mukali
Beerhall. When he (Charandura) approached the junction, he failed to
give way regardless of a sign, leading to a collision with a Toyota Wish
car,” Sibanda said.
“Charandura was driving a Nissan March and it was hit on the side
which led to the two drivers being injured and a loss of life.”
A taxi driver, who was among the first people to arrive at the scene
of the accident, said prior to the crash, Charandura and the deceased
had been spotted at a local club, but Sibanda said they were yet to
verify allegations of drunken driving.
“We cannot safely confirm that he was drunk, but the same night,
there was a farewell party for the transferring officers and he was
present. We hadn’t looked at the circumstances for now as he is in a
critical condition. He was a married man and his wife was at home when
it happened. We were told that the deceased was his girlfriend, so for
now we haven’t been told what transpired except failing to obey road
signals,” he said.
The deceased was identified as Brenda Mhangami (20) and her body was
taken to Victoria Falls Hospital mortuary for a post-mortem.
Sibanda said they were on a manhunt for the other driver who sped away soon after the accident.
“We are looking for the Toyota driver who disappeared after the
accident. We were told that his name is Kelvin. We do not know why he
ran away. We suspect that he had no driver’s licence or he panicked and
lost his senses, but we want him to get examined and treated in hospital
before looking into the case.” Newsday
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