Passengers in two different buses lost thousands of dollars in cash and property when they were robbed by armed gangs on Tuesday.
The first incident involved a Blue Circle bus on its way to Beitbridge when passengers were robbed near Rutenga by a three-man gang.
According to a crew member, one of the robbers approached the driver just before Rutenga flyover and demanded to disembark.
“The robber pointed a pistol at the driver and demanded that he stops at a nearby layby,” said one of the passengers.
“The robber fired one shot towards the driver’s seat and everyone was shocked.”
According to a police list of stolen property submitted to Mwenezi police, passengers lost cash and cellphones among other items before the robbers disappeared into darkness.
In the other incident, two passengers in a Zambia-bound Kabor bus were on Tuesday night shot and injured by robbers in Lion’s Den near Chinhoyi.
Mashonaland West police spokesperson, Inspector Clemence Mabweazara is quoted by the State broadcaster as having said the robbers first shot at the driver but missed him before firing two other shots which hit and injured two passengers, both female.
He said four robbers who were wielding pistols forced passengers to part with their money and cellphones.
The four robbers, who were part of the passengers, vanished into the bush and are still at large.
