ZEC Chair Priscilla Chigumba Survives Horrific Accident
Chigumba was involved in the accident on her way from Chinhoyi when a haulage tanker crashed into three vehicles, including hers.
ZEC Chair Priscilla Chigumba Survives Horrific Accident
The chairperson of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC), Justice Priscilla Chigumba, has been involved in an accident.
Chigumba was involved in a traffic accident yesterday, Sunday, 1 September 2024, along the Harare-Chirundu highway. Details of her current condition are yet to be confirmed.
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Pictures circulating online show the damaged luxurious gold Toyota Landcruiser parked on the side of the road.
The crash’s impact dented the SUV’s front left side and crushed the bonnet. The front right wheel and the right body moulding were dislodged from the vehicle.
The Landcruiser’s windscreen and most windows were intact, and the airbags could be seen dangling.
ZEC Chair Priscilla Chigumba Survives Horrific Accident
The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services, Ndabaningi Mangwana, confirmed on his X account:
“Yesterday, [Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC)] Chairperson, Justice Chigumba, was involved in an accident on her way from Chinhoyi when a haulage tanker crashed into three vehicles, including hers. There were no fatalities from the accident, and Justice Chigumba was not injured.”
People who witnessed the accident shot videos of the scene. A fuel tanker had swerved off the road and halted awkwardly into a nearby bush. Another vehicle overturned and was lying on its roof.
Contrary to Ndabaningi Mangwana's X post, eye eyewitness alleged that the driver of the Toyota Landcruiser caused the accident. Justice Chugumba was in the SUV. It is unclear if she was the one on the steering wheel or if she had a driver.
