Story by Tafara Chikumira
TWO people have died in a road traffic accident near Kaguvi Training Centre just outside Gweru, along the Harare–Gweru highway.
According to an eyewitness, the accident involved a Govasberg bus which was heading towards Kwekwe and a small lorry en route to Gweru. The two victims died on the spot.
“I was travelling in front of the bus when the accident happened. The driver of the bus was behind the Honda Fit, which suddenly applied the brakes upon seeing the stationary truck. He then tried to save to the extreme right to avoid the oncoming lorry, but the driver of the small lorry appeared to have panicked and pulled off the road, resulting in the head-on collision,” eyewitness, Mr Enock Mupanzarimwa said.
The Midlands Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution, Honourable Owen Ncube, who arrived at the accident scene soon after the incident, appealed to drivers to exercise caution ahead of the heroes’ holidays.
“It is very sad when we continue to lose lives at such an alarming rate. We need to be smart on the roads. We are heading for holidays, and we are all aware of what normally happens during such times. Let us also avoid travelling at night,” he said.
The bus was carrying some church congregants from the Happiness National Apostolic Faith Mission Holly Ghost en route to Gokwe centre for a church congregation.
The Gweru fatal accident comes at a time when the nation is still trying to come to terms with the Chitungwiza accident that claimed 17 lives on Tuesday.
