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47 die in Zimbabwe horror crash
10:08 CAT | 07 Nov 2018
At least 47 people were killed in Zimbabwe on Wednesday when two buses collided on a road between the capital Harare and the southeastern town of Rusape, police confirmed to AFP.
“We confirm 47 people have died in a road traffic accident at the 166-kilometre peg along the Harare-Mutare highway,” police spokesman Paul Nyathi said.
In a post on Twitter, the state-run Herald newspaper said pictures from the scene were too graphic to post.
BREAKING NEWS
A fatal accident has occurred along Mutare Road around 10km from Rusape involving two buses. Dozens have died while scores have been injured. Actual number of deaths is yet to be ascertained. The pictures are too graphic to publish.@Michellehakata @TafadzwaMugwadi— The Herald Zimbabwe (@HeraldZimbabwe) November 7, 2018
Police have confirmed the death of 47 people, 45 of which are adults and 2 children. The pictures are too graphic and have been censored
More details to follow@caesarzvayi @Michellehakata @HChikwanha @TafadzwaMugwadi @manoc9 @ChronicleZim
— The Herald Zimbabwe (@HeraldZimbabwe) November 7, 2018
Makoni District Administrator and Chairman of the District Civil Protection Unit, Mr Darlington Museka says Rusape General Hospital Mortuary is now overwhelmed. They are engaging Nyaradzo Funeral for assistance.@Michellehakata @HChikwanha @TafadzwaMugwadi
— The Herald Zimbabwe (@HeraldZimbabwe) November 7, 2018
Traffic accidents are common in Zimbabwe, where roads are riddled with potholes due to years of underfunding and neglect, but the highway where the accident occurred had been recently resurfaced.
In June last year, 43 people were killed in a bus crash in the north of the country, along the highway leading to neighbouring Zambia.
Source: eNCA
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