TWO people died on the spot while another one succumbed to
injuries while admitted to Mpilo Central Hospital after a pirating Toyota Wish
they were travelling in veered off the road and hit a tree near Lupane.
Officer Commanding Police Lupane District, Chief
Superintendent Edgar Dhliwayo confirmed the accident.
He said preliminary investigations show that the driver was
speeding when the accident occurred at the 152km peg between Lupane and Kenmaur
along the Bulawayo-Victoria Falls Road.
The vehicle was heading towards Lupane from Bulawayo with
five passengers on board when the accident occurred last Friday.
“I can confirm that police attended to an accident where
two people died on the spot while three others were rushed to St Luke’s
Hospital. One of the three who is a 50-year-old woman was transferred to Mpilo
Central Hospital in Bulawayo due to the seriousness of head injuries she
sustained and she died on Saturday,” he said.
Fire fighters from Bulawayo fire brigade used bold cutters
to rescue the 50-year-old woman who had been trapped in the wreckage, The
Chronicle heard.
She was rushed to St Luke’s Hospital before being
transferred to Bulawayo where she died on Saturday. The driver, who is from Bulawayo is reportedly
in critical condition in hospital after fracturing ribs and an arm.
“We think the driver was speeding. On approaching the 152km
peg he allegedly lost control of the vehicle which then veered to the left. The
driver tried to control it back and it veered to the right and hit a tree
killing two people on the spot,” he said. Chronicle
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