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Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>A commuter omnibus (Kombi) almost ran over a pedestrian before crashing into a tree inside Kidznet Pre-school in Bulawayo\u2019s Mzilikazi suburb this morning after the driver lost control of the vehicle.<\/p>\n

Witnesses told the Chronicle that the incident happened at around 740am.<\/p>\n

They said the driver failed to stop at the Nguboyenja flyover along Luveve Road and swayed off the road, sending pedestrians rushing for cover.<\/p>\n

A heavily pregnant woman who was in the kombi was rushed to hospital with undisclosed complications.<\/p>\n

The vehicle flew from the higher ground on the slope of the flyover in the city centre direction, destroyed a portion of the fence around the pre-school and came to rest against a tree inside the school.<\/p>\n

The children who had already arrived for lessons were in class.<\/p>\n

A witness who declined to be named spoke to Chronicle:<\/p>\n

One pedestrian was in the direct path of the kombi and it appeared as if there was no way she could get out of the way in time.<\/p>\n

The driver veered sharply to the right, narrowly missing the pedestrian who was flat-footed and flew off the road. Passengers screamed in terror and there were loud hooters as other motorists warned road users. We heard a scary crash as the kombi hit a tree and we prayed that it had not run over a kid at the pre-school.<\/p>\n

When the Chronicle arrived at the scene, the pedestrian who was almost run over by the kombi was sitting by the roadside, still shocked and could not speak.<\/p>\n

A vendor, Mr Sialas Dube, who witnessed the accident said passengers broke windows to get out of the car because the door was stuck.<\/p>\n

An ambulance and the police arrived at the scene of the accident a few minutes after it occurred.<\/p>\n

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