TWO Zimbabweans died while 22 others were injured, eight of
them seriously, when a Harare bound bus overturned in Mpumalanga province,
South Africa, on Monday.
The bus was travelling from Durban heading to Harare with
cross border traders and South African based Zimbabweans coming home for the
festive season.
In a telephone interview yesterday, Mpumalanga Provincial
Community safety and transport department manager Mr Moeti Mmusi said
investigations into the cause of the accident were underway.
The deceased are the driver of the bus and a female
passenger. Mr Mmusi however said the
department could not reveal their names until their next of kin have been
notified.
“I can confirm that we attended to an accident involving a
bus that was travelling from Durban to Zimbabwe. The bus driver and a female
passenger died on the spot. The bus overturned in Middleburg and it seems the
driver lost control of the bus. Eight people were seriously injured and are in
critical condition while 14 others had varying degrees of injuries,” said Mr
Mmusi.
He called on motorists to exercise caution on the roads and
avoid speeding. Mr Mmusi said drivers must rest when they feel tired as
many accidents are caused by fatigue .
Last week more than 70 Zimbabweans travelling to Harare
from Capetown lost all their belongings when a bus they were travelling in
caught fire and was reduced to a shell along the N1 Highway in Johannesburg,
South Africa. On Monday, six people were killed along Bulawayo-Beitbridge Road
when two vehicles collided near Stanmore, about 30 km from Gwanda. Chronicle
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