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13 perish in a fatal Kombi crash
20 Jun 2012 at 07:19hrs | Views
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Thirteen people were killed in fatal Kombi crash along the Bulawayo â€"Fort Rixon road in Matebeleland South early Tuesday morning.
Four others were also injured in the accident after the overloaded kombi veered off the road before crashing into Nonko River.
"Thirteen people were killed on the spot and four more were injured and have since been referred to United Bulawayo Hospital (UBH) in Bulawayo. "The accident occurred yesterday in Fort Rixon although I am yet to receive a report with finer details of the accident," Matebeleland South police spokesperson Tafanana Dzirutwe said.
The Fort Rixon accident came just a month after 13 other people were killed in another fatal accident which occurred along the Harare-Bindura highway after a min-bus driver lost control and veered off the road.
Four others were also injured in the accident after the overloaded kombi veered off the road before crashing into Nonko River.
"Thirteen people were killed on the spot and four more were injured and have since been referred to United Bulawayo Hospital (UBH) in Bulawayo. "The accident occurred yesterday in Fort Rixon although I am yet to receive a report with finer details of the accident," Matebeleland South police spokesperson Tafanana Dzirutwe said.
The Fort Rixon accident came just a month after 13 other people were killed in another fatal accident which occurred along the Harare-Bindura highway after a min-bus driver lost control and veered off the road.
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