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Lorry, bus accident driver now insane
22 May 2017 at 19:32hrs | Views
Regis Mangwari, the driver of a South African-registered haulage truck which sideswiped a Johannesburg-bound Proliner bus killing 31 people on the spot and leaving 40 others injured near Mvuma along the Harare-Masvingo Highway, has reportedly become mentally unstable.
Mangwari appeared before Mvuma resident Magistrate Mr Tayengwa Chibanda facing 31 counts of culpable homicide.
His lawyer Mr Passmore Mabukwa told the court that his client had not been physically examined by a medical doctor.
He said his head was not scanned following injuries he sustained in the fatal crush.
"My client suffered some head injuries but was not attended to and is suffering from hallucinations, his speech is incoherent. May he be examined by a medical doctor and psychiatrist according to the Mental Health Act before he can stand trial," said Mr Mabukwa.
Mr Chibanda remanded Mangwari in custody for psychiatric evaluation.
Mangwari appeared before Mvuma resident Magistrate Mr Tayengwa Chibanda facing 31 counts of culpable homicide.
His lawyer Mr Passmore Mabukwa told the court that his client had not been physically examined by a medical doctor.
"My client suffered some head injuries but was not attended to and is suffering from hallucinations, his speech is incoherent. May he be examined by a medical doctor and psychiatrist according to the Mental Health Act before he can stand trial," said Mr Mabukwa.
Mr Chibanda remanded Mangwari in custody for psychiatric evaluation.
Source - chronicle
