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Zalawi truck accident, 3 people battling for life
28 Oct 2016 at 07:02hrs | Views
THREE people are battling for life after a truck they were travelling in veered off the road and overturned near the old toll gate, 17 km out of Hwange along the Bulawayo-Victoria Falls Road, police said yesterday.
The accident occurred at around 8AM when the driver of a Zalawi haulage truck veered off the road, overturned and hit a tree.
Sources suspect fatigue caused the driver to doze off, resulting in him veering off the road.
Rescuers at the scene identified the driver as Mr Aleck Chipeta (43) who sustained serious head injuries as his scalp peeled off and bones were protruding where he broke his arm.
The other two passengers have been identified as Fortunate Ndebele of Solusi Village in Lupane and Spencer Mwembe of Dampa Area in Cross Dete.
The other two passengers that Mr Chipeta gave a lift at Cross-Dete early that morning are said to have incurred serious internal injuries.
The three are admitted to Hwange Colliery Hospital.
Sources alleged the driver, who was transporting a load from South Africa to Zambia, had arrived at Cross-Dete at around 9 PM the previous night.
Source - online
