The ManicaPost
Samuel Kadungure Senior Reporter
FIVE people died on the spot while nine others were seriously injured when a Mutare-bound Inter Africa bus veered off the road and hit a tree at Shamu, near Odzi, along the Harare-Mutare Highway.
The Officer Commanding Police in Manicaland, Isaac Tayengwa confirmed the accident which occurred early Wednesday morning and attributed it on speeding and fatigue.
Senior Asst Com Tayengwa said those injured were taken by ambulances to Mutare Provincial Hospital and Rusape General Hospital.
He did not name the deceased as their families had not been advised.
It is alleged the bus driver was dosing on the wheel, and once pulled off to take a nap at Nyazura, before abruptly starting the engine, and barely 30km, the bus was involved in the accident.
More details to follow…
