{"id":104514,"date":"2025-02-15T17:48:21","date_gmt":"2025-02-15T15:48:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/three-killed-in-collision-between-mandaza-bus-and-school-bus-in-beatrice"},"modified":"2025-02-20T17:02:03","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T15:02:03","slug":"three-killed-in-collision-between-mandaza-bus-and-school-bus-in-beatrice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/three-killed-in-collision-between-mandaza-bus-and-school-bus-in-beatrice","title":{"rendered":"Three Killed In Collision Between Mandaza Bus And School Bus In Beatrice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>Three people were killed in a road accident that occurred on Saturday at the 40-kilometre peg along the Masvingo-Harare Road in Beatrice.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) said that a Mandaza bus was involved in a head-on collision with a school bus (Glen View 2 High School Bus), resulting in the fatalities. The ZRP said:<\/p>\n<p>The ZRP confirms a fatal road accident which occurred this afternoon at the 40-kilometre peg along Masvingo-Harare Road in Beatrice.<\/p>\n<p>Three people died on the spot when a Mandaza bus was involved in a head-on collision with a school bus.<\/p>\n<p>The number of injured people is yet to be established. Police are currently at the scene.<br \/>\nThis accident occurred just two days after 25 people were killed in an accident involving a bus and a haulage truck at the 262-kilometre peg along the Masvingo-Beitbridge Road, near Lutumba Toll Gate.<\/p>\n<p>The ZRP said an Urban Connect bus, carrying 65 passengers, collided head-on with an Auro Transport haulage truck that had four occupants on board around 8 AM on Thursday, 13 February.<\/p>\n<p>The crash occurred when the bus attempted to overtake another vehicle. The bus was en route from Harare to Beitbridge, while the truck was travelling in the opposite direction.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Zimbabwe<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. Three people were killed in a road accident that occurred on Saturday at the 40-kilometre peg along the Masvingo-Harare Road in Beatrice. 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