15 die in Kombi crash along Masvingo-Beitbridge highway - WhatsApp update

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7:23am, 28 Jul - ‪+263 77 ▩▩▩ ▩▩▩▩‬(citizen 1): Ppl there z an accident that happened 2day at around 3am at Bubi-Lion n Elphant Motel 80km frm BBrij along the deadly BBrij-Masvingo Highway. A head on collision a  sprinter n a haulage truck. To my surprise the ambulance crew frm BBrij iz jus arriving now now,at 7am,almost 4hrs afta. Ha. And seeing ppl lying in cold blood jus like that,thats ghastly that blood thickening. On the other hand a certain minister iz hiking Toll fees when ppl aa dying in numbers in this road. Ha Lord hev mercy i'v neva seen sumthng like this. Close to 12ppl chopped 2 mince meat,lying there fo 4hrs...tjoe.

8:34am, 28 Jul - ‪+263 77 ▩▩▩ ▩▩▩▩‬(citizen 2): Bubi eishhh eishh iaccident elapha  izidumbu zigcwele umgwaqo wonke , head on yetruck lecombi 12 pipo perished

8:36am, 28 Jul - ‪+263 77 ▩▩▩ ▩▩▩▩‬(citizen 2): Bathi 14 i 2 isalinde iambulance kwenzakale ngama 2am but abakatholi uncedo

8:38am, 28 Jul - ‪+263 77 ▩▩▩ ▩▩▩▩‬(citizen 2): A sprinter 29 seater

1:40pm, 28 Jul - Bulawayo24 News: Hi there have u got pics

1:41pm, 28 Jul - Bulawayo24 News: Photos of the scene

1:41pm, 28 Jul - ‪+263 77 ▩▩▩ ▩▩▩▩‬(citizen 2): No pics

1:43pm, 28 Jul - Bulawayo24 News: Thank u for the updates!

1:44pm, 28 Jul - ‪+263 77 ▩▩▩ ▩▩▩▩‬(citizen 2): Sharp

1:50pm, 28 Jul - Bulawayo24 News: Which road is that by the way?

1:51pm, 28 Jul - ‪+263 77 ▩▩▩ ▩▩▩▩‬(citizen 2): Beitbridge Masvingo 15 confirmed dead

1:52pm, 28 Jul - Bulawayo24 News: What could have caused the accident

1:52pm, 28 Jul - ‪+263 77 ▩▩▩ ▩▩▩▩‬(citizen 2): Immmmmh UD driver is suspended to have encroached

1:52pm, 28 Jul - ‪+263 77 ▩▩▩ ▩▩▩▩‬(citizen 1): Hoooh the incident was 2 ghastly fo my knees hey,cld evn take fotoz bt i guess other who arrived a bbit late hev those 4toz,i jus happen 2 work at Bubi Village motel 1km frm the scene

1:53pm, 28 Jul - Bulawayo24 News: I understand a 2nd person sent us an update as well saying bodies were all over the road

1:57pm, 28 Jul - ‪+263 77 ▩▩▩ ▩▩▩▩‬: (citizen 1) Ya jus scattered bt to my surprise the ambulance crew arrived afta 7am,the Coucil Fire Brigade vehicle had a puncture n had 2 b attended 2 at Bubi Service Station.

1:57pm, 28 Jul - ‪+263 77 ▩▩▩ ▩▩▩▩‬ (citizen 1): Bt all in all we aa lamenting the state of the road frm BBrij 2 Masvingo,evn the most experienced driver can lose it,ther iz no road

2:03pm, 28 Jul - Bulawayo24 News: That's true

2:08pm, 28 Jul - ‪+263 77 ▩▩▩ ▩▩▩▩‬ (citizen 1): Ya we v neva seen sumthng like that. Thanx. Some of us wil live with the trauma of the scene


Police spokesperson, Chief Superintendent Paul Nyathi, confirmed that 14 people including the commuter bus driver died on the spot, while the  driver of the South African registered Hino truck died on admission at Beitbridge Hospital.

According to ZRP Masvingo Province Assistant Commissioner Operations William Tadyanemhandu, the driver of the truck that was travelling towards Masvingo encroached into the lane of the Muneri Tours commuter bus that was travelling towards Beitbridge resulting in the head on collision.

Assistant Commissioner Tadyanemhandu said the commuter bus had 24 occupants including the driver, while the truck had three people.

12 of the injured were taken to Neshuro District Hospital where one died, while the occupants of the Hino truck were ferried to Beitbridge Hospital where the driver died on admission.

Seven of the dead are male, while nine are female including a 3-year old girl and a 5-month old baby.