Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
WASHINGTON DC, 12th August. The local police in Zimbabwe on Sunday said that a total of 13 people were killed in two road accidents in Zimbabwe
Police spokesperson Paul Nyathi said in a post on X late that “The Zimbabwe Republic Police confirm two fatal road traffic accidents which occurred in Masvingo and Gokwe where a total of 13 people have died”.
He said the first accident happened in the city of Masvingo in Masvingo Province at around 4:30 p.m. (local time) when a bus went off the road while the driver was negotiating a steep gradient, media reported.
“Seven people died while 99 were injured in the accident,” he said.
He added that 65 of the injured were treated at Topora Clinic for minor injuries and discharged, while the rest who suffered serious injuries were taken to other hospitals.
The other accident which happened just outside the town of Gokwe in Midlands Province at around 6 p.m. (local time), resulted in the deaths of six people after a car hit a pothole and then collided with a van that had nine occupants on board, Nyathi said.
“Six people died, three from each vehicle. Eight people were injured, three critically, while the other five sustained moderate injuries,” he added.
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