Two Buses Collide Along Harare-Murare Road
To avoid a truck, Tenda Bus swerved and encroached onto the opposite lane leading to a collision with a Phil & Pats bus
Two Buses Collide Along Harare-Murare Road
The road traffic accident occured near Mutangadura when a haulage truck entered the Harare-Murare Road while the Tenda Bus was approaching.
To avoid colliding with the truck, the driver of the white Tenda Bus swerved and encroached onto the opposite lane before and then collided with the Phil & Pats bus.
The Police are yet to confirm the number of casualties from the accident.
Road traffic accidents involving public transport have become all too common in Zimbabwe. Recently the government has proposed to raise the minimum age for public transport drivers to 30 years as part of measures to reduce road carnage.
Two Buses Collide Along Harare-Murare Road
In other news, the ZRP say that on 05th of June, 2024, they arrested 239 touts throughout the country on operation ‘No to Mushikashika and Touts'. This the police authorities said brings cumulative arrests to 2 611. They added that 796 arrests were made on motorists engaging in Mushikashika, bringing cumulative arrests to 8 355.
Meanwhile, the ZRP has also warned the public especially women against consulting self-styled prophets following a case of se.x.ual assault on a woman during a healing session at a shrine in Dzivarasekwa.
Writing on their X (formerly Twitter) page, the ZRP said:
“The ZRP warns members of the public, especially women, against consulting self-styled prophets or traditional healers at secluded places for spiritual healing. This follows a case of rape in which a woman (26) was sexually abused by a self styled prophet whilst allegedly receiving spiritual healing at a shrine in Dzivarasekwa 3 on an unknown date during the first week of May 2024.”
