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11 killed in Zimbabwe’s road accident
HARARE, Dec 21, 2019 (BSS/XINHUA) – Eleven people were killed and 15
others injured in a road accident in northeastern Zimbabwe on Friday morning,
local authorities said.
The tragedy occurred in the small town of Mutoko in Mashonaland East
province when tire burst caused a commuter omnibus to veer off the highway it
was running on which connects the capital Harare to Nyamapanda on the border
with Mozambique.
Eight people were killed on the spot, and three others died prior to or
upon arrival in the hospital.
Robert Muzeziwa, an official from the province, told Xinhua that 12 of the
injured people were locally hospitalized, and three of them who were in
critical condition transferred to a hospital in Harare.
Zimbabwe has been plagued by a lot of fatal highway accidents. Police
blamed them mostly on bad driving while poor road conditions in the
landlocked country also contributed to the situation.
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