Three pupils die in kombi crash

Three Seula Secondary School pupils died on the spot  when this kombi they were travelling on got involved in an accident at Kezi Business Centre on Friday afternoon (May 23).

Other students have been hospitalised.

According to MDC official Discent Collins Bajila, the students were travelling to Usher Institute where they would have participated in sporting games for Salvation Army run schools in Matobo District.

Below is a WhatsApp update Bulawayo24 News received on Friday (5:55pm, 23 May) about the accident :

5:55pm, 23 May - ‪+263 71 *** ****‬: Accident at Kezi business centre, 4  school children feard dead

5:56pm, 23 May - Bulawayo24 News: When?

5:56pm, 23 May - ‪+263 71 *** ****‬: Around 3pm today

5:56pm, 23 May - Bulawayo24 News: Ah! What happened?

5:58pm, 23 May - ‪+263 71 *** ****‬: Its like the driver was speeding and then he failed to break leadind to the Commuter omnibus overturning

6:00pm, 23 May - ‪+263 71 *** ****‬:


6:02pm, 23 May - Bulawayo24 News: How come there is no broken glass on the ground?

6:02pm, 23 May - Bulawayo24 News: Has it been moved?

6:04pm, 23 May - ‪+263 71 *** ****‬: There where turned into small particles, it was a fatal one

6:12pm, 23 May - Bulawayo24 News: So where was the kombi heading?

6:14pm, 23 May - ‪+263 71 *** ****‬: They were going to Usher high school where there was a trip for the pupils

6:17pm, 23 May - Bulawayo24 News: do you know how many passengers were in the vehicle?

6:21pm, 23 May - ‪+263 71 *** ****‬: No idea

6:23pm, 23 May - Bulawayo24 News: Ok, how many pple were injured?

6:25pm, 23 May - ‪+263 71 *** ****‬: Dont have the number, but out of the vehicle 3 escaped unhurt

6:26pm, 23 May - Bulawayo24 News: So they were going back to school from a trip ?

6:28pm, 23 May - Bulawayo24 News: Ok

6:29pm, 23 May - ‪+263 71 *** ****‬: No, they were from the school

6:30pm, 23 May - Bulawayo24 News: Ok on a trip to Kezi?