A collision between a bus and a truck crash kills 10 people in Zimbabwe
Police said the bus carried 36 passengers and tried to overtake before the head-on collision, as investigations continued.
- On Wednesday, a bus collision near Kwekwe, Zimbabwe, killed 10 people, according to the Zimbabwe Republic Police , bringing the country's death toll from major road crashes to 41 in May.
- Authorities report 94% of road accidents in Zimbabwe are attributed to human error; recent crashes include 17 deaths involving Malawian nationals returning from South Africa and eight Roman Catholic parishioners killed in a river accident.
- Police spokesperson Paul Nyathi said a Trip-Trans bus carrying 36 passengers attempted to overtake a haulage truck at the 110-kilometre peg on the Gokwe-Kwekwe Road when the collision occurred.
- Across Africa, road crashes kill about 300,000 people annually, according to the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, contextualizing Zimbabwe's escalating toll of 41 deaths this May.
- The ZRP continues investigating the crash while urging motorists to exercise caution, particularly during early morning travel when visibility is reduced.
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A collision between a bus and a truck crash kills 10 people in Zimbabwe
A collision between a bus and a haulage truck has killed 10 people in central Zimbabwe. Police say the crash happened Wednesday near the city of Kwekwe when the bus tried to overtake.
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