The incident plunged the tollgate into darkness as
infrastructure was destroyed.
A haulage truck driver who was coming from Gwanda heading
to Bulawayo is said to have crashed into the tollgate structure soon after
making the payment.
A Chronicle news crew visited the toll plaza yesterday
afternoon and observed that the booth in the Gwanda-Bulawayo Lane had been
destroyed.
Zinara employees were yesterday manually collecting the
toll fees and putting the cash in bags.
Computers which they normally use to detect vehicle
registration numbers were also damaged.
There was no electricity as cables were damaged as a result
of the accident.
Zinara spokesperson, Mr Tendai Mugabe said the incident
occurred just after 9PM.
“It (the haulage truck) arrived at the tollgate and stopped
at the toll point where the driver paid the toll fees.
When he was just about to leave the tollgate, we don’t know
what happened he just accelerated and hit the tolling booth injuring our two
cashiers,” said Mr Mugabe.
He said the truck crashed the barriers that protect the
booth and in the process damaged the computers.
“It plunged the whole tolling site into darkness because
the accident also affected electricity cables. We temporarily suspended toll
fees collection and resumed manually later,” said Mr Mugabe.
He said Zinara technicians were on the ground to assess the
damage and fix the problem.
The tollgate is being expanded into a four-way to reduce
traffic congestion. Chronicle
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