A male juvenile tragically lost his life, and his mother sustained injuries after being struck by the trailer of a haulage truck at a roundabout in Kwekwe on New Year’s Eve.
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) said the victims were standing on the traffic roundabout island when they were struck. Police said:
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Police in Kwekwe are investigating a fatal hit-and-run road traffic accident which occurred at a roundabout at the 213-kilometre peg along Harare–Bulawayo Road on 31/12/24.
A male juvenile was killed while his mother was injured after being run over by the trailer of a haulage truck which was circling the roundabout.
The victims were standing in the traffic roundabout island when the incident occurred.
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In another tragic road traffic accident, a yet-to-be-identified man lost his life after being struck by an unknown motorist who fled the scene along Harare-Bulawayo Road, near the National Sports Stadium in Harare.
The accident occurred on New Year’s Eve at approximately 9:30 PM. The victim’s body was transported to Sally Mugabe Hospital mortuary for a post-mortem examination.
The police are urging anyone with information to come forward and report to the nearest police station.
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A little boy died and his mom got hurt by a big truck at a roundabout in Kwekwe. The police are looking for the driver who ran away. Another man was also hit by a car and died near the National Sports Stadium in Harare. This happened on New Year's Eve. The police want anyone with information to tell them.

Haulage Truck Trailer Strikes Mother And Son At Kwekwe Roundabout

ZANU PF space barons have reportedly taken over the open land close to the closed Mbudzi traffic interchange in Harare and are parcelling it out to vendors for US$50 per square metre.
The roundabout was closed recently to allow for major construction works and hawkers who were doing business on the island have been ordered to move.
ZANU PF space barons have taken advantage of the situation to extort the vendors and are now demanding US$5 a day from each vendor for a vending permit on the route diversions, and an initial US$50 per square metre per month from stall owners.
The land is adjacent to the traffic lights at Malvern Road and Chitungwiza Road in the Hopley area.
The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development closed off the four roads leading into the Mbudzi interchange on Sunday for a distance of 1.5km in each direction.
One of the affected vendors, who identified himself to <a href="https://cite.org.zw/zesn-calls-for-peace-ahead-of-2023-elections/">ZimLive</a> as Elvis Musera, appealed to the government to intervene and stop the space barons. He said:
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This man told us to pay for a meter-and-a-half and we paid US$50 and today we are told the space is one meter for each. The government should step in and make sure things are not done haphazardly.
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Deputy transport minister Michael Madiro said they will work as fast as possible to ensure that motorists are not inconvenienced longer than is necessary. Madiro said:
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The government appreciates the inconvenience the temporary closure of the roundabout will cause but it is part of the small sacrifices which our people have to make.
It’s one of those instances where the result justifies the means to that end. We will work as fast as we technically can to ensure that we deliver world class infrastructure for the motoring public.
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