A fatal collision between a heavy transport vehicle and a passenger bus claimed seventeen lives Tuesday morning along Seke Road in Chitungwiza. The thirty-tonne cargo truck crossed into opposing traffic lanes before striking the commuter omnibus head-on. Commissioner Paul Nyathi of the Zimbabwe Republic Police confirmed all fatalities occurred immediately upon impact. Emergency rescue teams worked to extract survivors trapped beneath the overturned freight vehicle when ZBC journalists arrived at the crash site.
Witness accounts indicate the passenger bus traveled toward Chitungwiza while the commercial truck approached from the reverse direction. The freight vehicle departed its designated lane and entered the path of oncoming traffic before the devastating impact occurred. Rescue operations continued as first responders attempted to locate additional survivors among the wreckage. The accident represents one of the deadliest road incidents recorded in the area this year.
Witness accounts indicate the passenger bus traveled toward Chitungwiza while the commercial truck approached from the reverse direction. The freight vehicle departed its designated lane and entered the path of oncoming traffic before the devastating impact occurred. Rescue operations continued as first responders attempted to locate additional survivors among the wreckage. The accident represents one of the deadliest road incidents recorded in the area this year.
