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Kombi knocks, kills woman
25 Dec 2015 at 14:38hrs | Views
A commuter omnibus driving on the wrong side of the lane has claimed the life of a Harare woman.
The tragedy, which happened on a busy Fourth Street in Harare just on the eve of Christmas, was witnessed by many who told the ZBC News that it all began when the commuter omnibus raced down the wrong lane next to the rank.
Eyewitnesses say after the woman was knocked down, another commuter bus came and dragged her on the tarmac.
Onlookers are reported to have rushed to try and assist the injured woman without much success.
The eyewitnesses said when they realised attempts to call for an ambulance were taking long, two Good Samaritans ferried the injured woman in their car in a bid to rush her to hospital.
However, less than 200 metres from the accident spot, the Good Samaritans realised the unlucky accident victim had died and parked their car on the side of the road and alerted the police who were yet to get to the scene when the ZBC News arrived.
The tragedy, a result of errant driving, comes at a time stakeholders including the police, the Traffic Safety Council of Zimbabwe, the Vehicle Inspection Department and the public are pulling efforts together to curb road carnage.
The tragedy, which happened on a busy Fourth Street in Harare just on the eve of Christmas, was witnessed by many who told the ZBC News that it all began when the commuter omnibus raced down the wrong lane next to the rank.
Eyewitnesses say after the woman was knocked down, another commuter bus came and dragged her on the tarmac.
Onlookers are reported to have rushed to try and assist the injured woman without much success.
The eyewitnesses said when they realised attempts to call for an ambulance were taking long, two Good Samaritans ferried the injured woman in their car in a bid to rush her to hospital.
However, less than 200 metres from the accident spot, the Good Samaritans realised the unlucky accident victim had died and parked their car on the side of the road and alerted the police who were yet to get to the scene when the ZBC News arrived.
The tragedy, a result of errant driving, comes at a time stakeholders including the police, the Traffic Safety Council of Zimbabwe, the Vehicle Inspection Department and the public are pulling efforts together to curb road carnage.
Source - zbc
