Two ZUPCO Buses Involved In Fatal Head-on Collision

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Two ZUPCO Buses Involved In Fatal Head-on Collision
Two ZUPCO Buses Involved In Fatal Head-on Collision

Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. Seven (7) people were killed when two Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (ZUPCO) buses collided head-on at the 101 km peg along the Harare-Chirundu Road on Monday morning.

The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) said that the deceased included both drivers and five other people. In a post on Twitter, ZRP said:

The ZRP confirms a fatal road traffic accident that occurred today (23/05/22) at 0745 hours at the 101 km peg along the Harare-Chirundu Road between Banket and Chinhoyi near Dondo River Bridge where seven people died after two ZUPCO buses collided head-on.

The 1st ZUPCO bus tried to overtake a haulage truck on its way to Banket whilst the other ZUPCO bus was proceeding in the opposite direction.

Both drivers died on the spot and were trapped under the buses while five passengers died and were taken to Chinhoyi Provincial Hospital for post-mortem.

32 passengers sustained serious injuries and are receiving treatment at the same hospital.

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