Thirteen (13) people were killed while more than a hundred (100) were injured in two separate road traffic accidents which occurred on Friday evening in Masvingo and Gokwe.
In a statement issued on Friday, 09 August, Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) spokesperson Commissioner Paul Nyathi said they will release full details on the two road traffic accidents on 10 August 2024. Reads the statement:
The Zimbabwe Republic Police confirms two fatal road traffic accidents which occurred this evening in Masvingo and Gokwe where a total of 13 people have died.
In the Masvingo accident which occurred at around 1630 hours, a Chikozho bus which was travelling from Masvingo to Topora along the Masvingo-Zano Road with 105 passengers on board (75 seated and 30 standing) went out of the road while negotiating a steep gradient. The bus then hit a dwala and overturned.
Seven people died while 99 were injured. 65 were treated and discharged for minor injuries at Topora Clinic while 33 who sustained serious injuries were taken to Morgenster Hospital and Masvingo General Hospital for medical attention.
Police officers are currently at the scene.
In the Gokwe accident which occurred at around 1800 hours this evening, a Nissan Sulphy hit a pot hole at the four kilometre peg along Gokwe-Siabuwa Road and in the process had a head on collision with a Nissan AD Van vehicle with nine occupants. Six people died, three from each vehicle.
Eight people were injured, three critically and five sustained moderate injuries.
They were taken to Gokwe General Hospital for medical attention.
The Police will release full details on the two road traffic accidents on 10th August 2024.
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vladimir putin · 8 months ago
THOSE TO BLAME
1)operator has a permit which restrict to carry certain number of passengers,,,,,,
2)police number two to blame,,, understand this bus pass through police /vid points on its way to where it was heading,,,,,
3)passengers how can they allow themselves to be standing,,, they were not forced to get in the bus,,,, how can they pay for a trip while standing,,,,
vladimir putin · 8 months ago
something fishy within chikozho family & businesses,,,, there is this one who run transport as ATC recently took own life,,,, the other brother of ATC took his life three months ago,,,, while people are still grieving the bus killed other people again,,,, this gives a reflection that this family's hands are dirty,,,, if nature was to allow the founder of chikozho to come back from the grave for interrogations he would probably furnish us with how he started his businesses,,,,,,
gg · 8 months ago
@007..Ari kuurayisa vangu ndiani , motorist, bus driver kana mupurisa? The police should be the last to be blamed here . Firstly, we should blame the passengers who end up being killed. Passengers are negligent on their part by boarding an already full bus or motor vehicle: passengers allow buses or vehicles to be overloaded and they do not challenge the crew:
Secondly, the drivers of vehicles and bus crew must take the blame for their part in overloading the vehicles.
It is highly misplaced to always a portion the blame on police whenever an accident happens. It is not that every vehicle that gets involved in accidents would have passed through a block. Yes, they may have passed through a block when they were normally loaded and later overload after the block.
Above all, in some situations, some accidents happen because mechanical which may sometimes come as unforeseen phenomena. In these situations, how can police be blamed ?
There are many stakeholders in the policing of motoring activities like vid who are technically qualified to assess whether the vehicles are mechanically sound or not, Ministry of Transport who who should ensure that the roads are trafficable ang issue operators' licenses to companies with mechanically sound machines.. the list goes on .If any of these stakeholders, flout in discharging his or her duty with diligence, then accidents occur.
Critically analyse and aportion the blame to correct stakeholder who would have erred
