FIVE members of the same family died while two others were
seriously injured when a vehicle they were travelling in burst a front tyre,
overturned and rolled several times before landing on its roof in Esigodini
over the weekend.
The identities of the deceased and injured are being
withheld as police are yet to contact their next of kin. Three of the victims
died on the spot while the other two are said to have died on admission to
United Bulawayo Hospitals.
The two survivors are said to be in a critical condition. The
accident occurred at about 5pm on Saturday.
Matabeleland South police spokesperson Inspector Philisani
Ndebele confirmed the accident yesterday.
“I can confirm that we received sad news of an accident
which occurred in Esigodini on Saturday and some lives were lost. However at
this point I cannot give further details as I am not in office,” said Inspector
Ndebele.
A source said the accident occurred at a place known as
Benita, 500 metres from Esigodini bus stop on the Bulawayo-Beitbridge road.
The vehicle was heading for Mawabeni in Umzingwane
district, about 75km from Bulawayo.
He allegedly swayed to the left in an attempt to avoid
oncoming traffic. The vehicle allegedly flew into the air before it landed on
its roof and rolled several times.
“I am a vendor at Esigodini Vegetable produce market and
late yesterday afternoon we heard screams from people saying there was an
accident.
“We got there and found that a Toyota Regius was lying on
its side. It was a bloody scene and we could not help those that were trapped
inside,” said a vendor.
Another witness who spoke to The Chronicle, Ms Mandy Malaba
said the injured were rushed by ambulance to the United Bulawayo Hospitals.
“When the ambulance crew arrived, we helped them to pull
out the injured from the wreckage,” she said.
Meanwhile, in a separate accident, one person died on the
spot while two others were seriously injured when a Toyota Hilux they were
travelling in side-swiped a White Horse bus while attempting to overtake the
luxury coach on a bridge in Kensington suburb along the Bulawayo-Beitbridge
highway on Saturday afternoon.
The driver of the Toyota Hilux died on the spot while two
of his passengers were seriously injured. They were rushed to UBH where they
are admitted.
The deceased’s name could not be established last night.
Last Tuesday night, ten people died while one sustained
serious injuries in a head-on collision involving a Chinhoyi-bound Nissan
Caravan and a haulage truck in Mapinga along the Harare-Chirundu Highway.
Mapinga is near the Great Dyke Pass.
The accident occurred at around 10PM at the 60-kilometre
peg where the ascent into the Great Dyke Pass begins.
The driver of the Nissan Caravan allegedly encroached onto
the lane of the oncoming haulage truck. Chronicle
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