BY NOKUTHABA DLAMINI
A devastating road accident occurred on Friday, at around 6:40 pm on the Bulawayo-Victoria Falls Road, approximately 330 kilometers from Bulawayo, in Hwange.
According to a statement released by the Zimbabwe Republic Police, a Shackman Tipper truck carrying 69 passengers overturned and landed on its left side, resulting in the deaths of two people and injuring 51 others.
Miraculously, 16 passengers escaped the ordeal unhurt.
The victims’ bodies were taken to Hwange Colliery Hospital mortuary for post-mortem examination, while the injured were admitted to the same hospital for treatment.