The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has released the names of the seven people who perished in an accident along the Harare-Bulawayo Road yesterday.
The tragic road crash occurred in the early hours of 8 December, 2024, at about 3:30 AM at the 330-kilometre peg along the Harare-Bulawayo Road.
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Seven people died on the spot, while 21 others sustained injuries when an Inter Africa bus with 43 passengers on board rammed into the back of a Freightliner haulage truck with no passengers on board.
The bodies of people who died following the accident were ferried to the Gweru Provincial Hospital mortuary, while those injured were also admitted for medical treatment at the same hospital.
The ZRP provided an update and revealed that of the 22 injured passengers, six were treated and discharged, while the remaining 16 are still at the Gweru Provincial Hospital.
The police also released the names of five of the victims:
“The Zimbabwe Republic Police releases the names of five of the seven victims who were positively identified by their next of kin as listed:
- Mutanga Brian, a male adult of Bocha, Marange
- Manyise Madubeko (45), a male adult of 4th Street, Bulawayo
- Ncube Sinqobile (430, a female adult of Xanti Village, Esigodini
- Muchemwa Matienga (62), a male adult of Lasper Road, Harrisvale, Bulawayo
- Mafukidze Edmen Collin (39), a male adult of Overspill, Epworth
“The other two victims are yet to be identified by their next of kin.“
