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Seven accident victims named
09 Mar 2014 at 13:46hrs | Views
POLICE have released names of five of the seven people who were killed when a Toyota Gaia veered of the road and hit them while they were attending to broken down vehicle along Bulawayo-Harare highway on Friday night.
The accident occurred at the 370km peg at Kombo near Shangani at about 10PM.
The seven were attending to a broken down vehicle which was reportedly being towed to Gweru.
Police national spokesperson Senior Assistant Commissioner Charity Charamba yesterday identified the victims as Christopher Nkomo, 44, Nkosiyabo Nkomo, 22, Simbarashe Mbano, 26, Bukhosi Fuzayo, 25, Daniel Nkomo, 27 from village 6 Kombo area in Insiza.
Snr Asst Comm Charamba said the other two's names will be released later, after their next of kin had been notified. She appealed to members of the public to always carry their identity cards when travelling, to make it easier for police to notify their relatives when they got involved in accidents.
Police have also called on members of the public to exercise extreme caution when travelling at night.
The accident occurred at the 370km peg at Kombo near Shangani at about 10PM.
The seven were attending to a broken down vehicle which was reportedly being towed to Gweru.
Snr Asst Comm Charamba said the other two's names will be released later, after their next of kin had been notified. She appealed to members of the public to always carry their identity cards when travelling, to make it easier for police to notify their relatives when they got involved in accidents.
Police have also called on members of the public to exercise extreme caution when travelling at night.
Source - Byo24News
