Four People Killed As Police Pick Up Truck Collides With Trip Trans Bus

by | Feb 29, 2024 | Crime & Courts, Local News | 0 comments

Four People Killed As Police Pick Up Truck Collides With Trip Trans Bus

By Yvonne Mutambwa

Four people were killed along Harare-Chirundu Road on Wednesday when a police pickup truck collided head-on with a Trip Trans Bus.

The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) confirmed the accident which occurred at the 65-kilometre peg along Harare-Chirundu Road.

Four other people died whilst 13 others were injured in another road traffic accident which occurred around 3 PM on Monday at the 113-kilometre peg along Bulawayo-Victoria Falls Road.

Police said a Toyota Quantum vehicle with 19 passengers was also involved in a head-on collision with a Sino truck that had four people on board. The ZRP posted on X:

“The ZRP confirms a fatal road traffic accident in which four people were killed when a Trip Trans Bus collided with a ZRP Mahindra vehicle at the 65-kilometre peg along Harare-Chirundu Road on 28/02/24.

“Meanwhile, four people were killed whilst 13 others were injured when a Toyota Quantum vehicle with 19 passengers was involved in a head-on collision with a Sino truck with four passengers on board at the 113-kilometre peg along Bulawayo-Victoria Falls Road on 26/02/2024 at around 1500 hours.”

The bodies of the victims were taken to St Luke Hospital mortuary for post-mortem whilst the injured were admitted at the same hospital.