The driver and conductor of one of the buses that collided with another in Rusape, killing 47 people survived and fled from the accident s...
The driver and conductor of one of the buses that collided
with another in Rusape, killing 47 people survived and fled from the accident
scene.
An eyewitness who attended the accident scene told the Herald: “The
driver of the Smart Express bus was trying to overtake a haulage truck and encroached
into the lane of the oncoming bus, resulting in the head on collision.
“The driver and conductor of Smart Bus Express survived and
are said to have escaped from the scene soon after the accident.”
Rusape District medical officer Dr Tendai Nyafesu said the
general hospital had been overwhelmed. The mortuary had capacity for 16 bodies
but could be stretched to accommodate 36.
“This is horrific,” said Mr Museka, who was coordinating
the transportation of the bodies and the injured to hospital. “It is not
something easy to accept and we are very saddened by this sad development in
our district. I cannot say much as I am running around following this tragedy.”
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