Story by Jerold Sasa
Three people are feared dead after two buses collided near Beatrice along the Harare Beitbridge Highway this Saturday.
According to officials, the accident occurred mid-afternoon this Saturday when a Mandaza bus which was coming from Chipinge towards Harare collided with a Glen View 2 High School bus which was heading towards Masvingo to ferry church members who had hired it and had three people on board.
Two of the people who are feared dead were in the Mandaza bus while the other deceased was in the Glen View High 2 Bus.
Over 30 passengers and the drivers of buses were injured and ferried to Beatrice Hospital where they were later transferred to Chitungwiza and Harare Hospitals.
The Minister of Transport and Infrastructural Development, Honourable Felix Mhona visited the accident scene and expressed concern over the high number of accidents on the country’s roads.
He said, “It’s very sad that we continue to lose lives on our roads and most of the time they could be avoided.”
The accident comes just a few days after 25 people died when an Urban Connect Bus was involved in an accident with a haulage truck along the same route.
