Health insurance deal for kombis

Commuter omnibus operators have struck a deal with an insurance company to provide medical cover to passengers in the event of an accident.

Urban Commuter Operators of Zimbabwe president Simbarashe Ngarande said the scheme, provided by Champions Insurance Company, will cover medical bills for passengers who would be admitted in Government hospitals.

This comes in the wake of an increase in the number of accidents involving commuter omnibuses.

He said the move was meant to ensure that unregistered commuter omnibuses are phased off various routes to lessen the burden on Government which paid various amounts to accident victims.

Champions Insurance Company marketing executive Tapiwa Kahiya said the facility will also cater for accident victims run over by commuter omnibuses.