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Four perish in kombi crash
At least four people died in a road traffic accident this morning near Glendale when a Bindura bound commuter ominibus they were traveling in veered off t...Published: 14 May 2025 at 06:11hrs | 1408 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Glendale
Kombi crash injures 4
Four people were injured on Monday when a commuter omnibus traveling from Heights to Nyamhunga in Kariba veered off the road, struck an electric pole, and overturned, landing on its roof. The vehicle ...Published: 03 Sep 2024 at 15:43hrs | 393 | by Staff reporter
4 killed, 18 injured in Gweru accident
Four people died, and 18 others were injured on Monday when a Toyota Hiace kombi veered off the road and overturned around 4 pm along Hamutyinei Road, Gweru. National police spokesperson Commissioner ...Published: 17 Jul 2024 at 06:42hrs | 603 | by Staff reporter
Driver, pedestrian killed in Kombi crash
TWO people died on the spot while nine others escaped with varying injuries when a commuter omnibus they were traveling veered off the road in an attempt to overtake a haulage truck along the Gokwe-Kw...Published: 01 Aug 2023 at 20:52hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
12 injured in kombi crash
A COMMUTER omnibus veered off the road on Friday evening in Magwegwe West suburb in Bulawayo and passengers were seriously injured.The accident occurred around 5pm after the vehicle's brakes a...Published: 04 Mar 2023 at 08:00hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
PHOTO: 5 people burnt to death at Mbalabala-Masvingo road
Five people were burnt beyond recognition after being involved in a road accident along Masvingo-Mbalabala Road on Tuesday afternoon. According to police, a Toyota Mark X from Masvingo collide...Published: 27 Apr 2022 at 08:34hrs | 13 | by Mandla Ndlovu
4 killed in truck crash
Four people died and 32 others were injured when a Nissan UD70 truck belonging to the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) they were travelling in veered off the road and...Published: 20 Apr 2022 at 08:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
One die, 20 injured in horrific kombi crash
One person died on the spot while twenty other passengers were injured in a horrific accident involving a Nissan Caravan, Toyota pick up and Honda Fit yes...Published: 01 Apr 2021 at 15:58hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Kombi crash kills three
THREE people died on the spot this morning at Ealing farm, Mvurwi when a Nissan Caravan kombi veered off the road and overturned after a tyre bust....Published: 18 Oct 2020 at 21:33hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
6 die in Nkayi Road kombi crash
SIX people died while 20 others were injured yesterday when a kombi they were travelling in veered off the road before overturning at the 24km peg along Bulawayo-Nkayi Road in Bubi District. T...Published: 14 Aug 2019 at 07:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kombi crash survivor sues for $30 000
A MAN from Gweru who survived when a commuter omnibus he was travelling in was involved in a fatal accident that claimed 10 lives, is suing the driver and the owner of the vehicle for more than US$30 ...Published: 20 Jun 2019 at 07:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
9 cheat death after kombi crash
NINE people including the driver escaped death when a kombi broke a ball joint and overturned along Luveve Road in Bulawayo. Eight people who were in the kombi as well as a pupil who was...Published: 19 Mar 2019 at 23:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kombi crash kills 4
Four people died on the spot this morning when a commuter omnibus they were travelling in burst a rear tyre at Tiger Reef-Bridge at the 15 kilometre peg along Gokwe-Kwekwe road.According to ey...Published: 04 Feb 2019 at 13:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
4 die in kombi crash
FOUR people were killed, while 11 others were injured when a Masvingo-bound commuter omnibus collided head-on with a Honda Fit along the Harare-Masvingo highway. The accident occurred at the 4...Published: 09 Jan 2019 at 11:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kombi crash kills 4
Four people died on the spot while several others were injured on Tuesday evening 32 km after Masvingo along the Beitbridge road when a commuter omnibus they were travelling in was involved in an acci...Published: 05 Dec 2018 at 15:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
$36 000 damages for crash victim
A Harare woman who suffered life-changing injuries in a kombi crash has reason to smile after the High Court awarded her more than $36 000 in damages, five years after the horrific accident that kille...Published: 03 Dec 2018 at 06:49hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
PHOTOS: Black market cooking oil dealer in kombi crash
A vendor with cooking oil meant for the black market was involved in an accident in Norton, leaving his wares all-over the scene. ...Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 19:23hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
6 die in kombi crash
Six people were killed, while three others were seriously injured near Juru Growth Point when the driver of the commuter omnibus lost control of the vehicle following a tyre burst, resulting in it vee...Published: 24 Sep 2018 at 23:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Six feared dead in kombi crash
Six people are feared dead after a Guruve bound Mhofu Kombi overturned this morning around 8am.Eye witness allege five passengers were injured and rushed to concession hospital.More to...Published: 21 Sep 2018 at 07:34hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
UPDATE: Kombi crash, school child dies on the spot
One school child died on the spot while four others were seriously injured in a commuter omnibus accident along Beatrice road in Harare this morning.The commuter omnibus was coming from Southl...Published: 09 May 2018 at 20:06hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
School children feared dead in kombi crash
There are unconfirmed reports that a kombi carrying school children over turned near Southlea Park in Harare this afternoon.According to eyewitnesses some passengers are feared to have died in...Published: 09 May 2018 at 16:10hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Kombi crash kills 2, injures 17
TWO commuter omnibuses were involved in an accident close to the Showgrounds in Harare yesterday, killing two people and injuring 17, police confirmed yesterday.According to the Zimbabwe Repub...Published: 02 May 2018 at 06:50hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Nurse dies, 6 injured in kombi crash
A NURSE from Plumtree died on the spot while six people are admitted at the United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) after a commuter omnibus they were travelling in overturned and rolled several times along t...Published: 20 Mar 2018 at 06:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Pembi bridge construction workers go for 4 months without pay
The construction of the US$1,8 million Pembi bridge, which was purportedly officiated by the Minister of Transport and Infrastructural Development Dr Joram Gumbo in 2016, is moving at a very slo...Published: 27 Jan 2018 at 11:37hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole
WATCH: 6 people burnt beyond recognition in kombi crash
Several people were burnt beyond recognition near the 25kilometer peg along Mvurwi - Guruve highway this morning when a Harare bound commuter omnibus they were travelling in crashed and caught fire....Published: 20 Jan 2018 at 09:50hrs | 16 | by Simbarashe Sithole
7 people injured in Siyepambili kombi crash
SEVEN people, two of them children, were injured after a speeding kombi rammed into the back of a stationary commuter omnibus along Masiyephambili drive in Bulawayo's Magwegwe suburb yesterday....Published: 29 Dec 2017 at 15:02hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
3 die in kombi crash
Three people died when a speeding commuter omnibus they were travelling in overturned at 74 kilometre peg along Centenary - Mazowe highway on Saturday....Published: 23 Dec 2017 at 22:40hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
WATCH: Mass grave for Kombi crash victims
The remains of eleven people, who were burnt beyond recognition in a horrific crash involving a commuter omnibus and a Honda CRV on 24 July 2017 in Mvurwi, were finally laid to rest in a mass grave on...Published: 04 Dec 2017 at 12:09hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Ten people die in kombi crash
As the wild celebrations for Former president Robert Mugabe's departure are on going ten people are reported to have died in a kombi crash at Nketa in Bulawayo.An eyewitness said "kombi (mbayi...Published: 21 Nov 2017 at 22:23hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Kombi crashes into traffic light pole
Tshova Mubaiwa kombi hit and rode on a traffic light pole along Khami road this evening in Bulawayo...Published: 31 Oct 2017 at 18:17hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
PHOTO: 4 people die in kombi crash
Four people are feared dead after a kombi they were travelling in crashed along Simon Mazorodze road on Saturday morning.An eyewitness claims that three people died on the spot while the drive...Published: 26 Aug 2017 at 14:29hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
11 burn to death in kombi crash - full report
ELEVEN people were burnt beyond recognition while 14 others were seriously injured when a Honda CRV vehicle collided with a Nissan Caravan at the 60km peg along the Centenary-Mvurwi Road yesterday aft...Published: 25 Jul 2017 at 07:20hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Mob justice after cop causes kombi crash
AN angry mob rained blows on a police officer who had allegedly caused an accident by grabbing the steering wheel from a driver whose commuter omnibus he had impounded on Saturday.The cop's ac...Published: 17 Jul 2017 at 06:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
PHOTOS: Kombi crash in Marondera this afternoon
-More to follow......Published: 16 May 2017 at 18:57hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Kombi crashes as driver falls asleep on the wheel
A Harare bound commuter omnibus belonging to Madam Boss Company veered off the road in the early hours of today at Mutsigwa turn off along Muzarabani-Harare highway.Eye witnesses allege the ko...Published: 07 Apr 2017 at 18:38hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Three die in kombi crash
Three people died on the spot while 17 others were seriously injured along the Bulawayo-Harare highway, 40 kilometres outside Kwekwe from Gweru.The Nissan Caravan commuter omnibus they wer...Published: 21 Mar 2017 at 20:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Speeding Kombi crashes into tree, 9 people injured
A Harare bound commuter omnibus crashed into a tree and injured nine people in Impinge mine in Mashonaland Central.The Mhofu owned Kombi was said to be speeding and injured people were ferried...Published: 26 Dec 2016 at 09:56hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Kombi crash kills 1, injures 16
ONE person died yesterday afternoon while 16 others were injured when a kombi they were travelling in veered off the road and overturned after its left rear wheel came off.The accident occ...Published: 13 Dec 2016 at 05:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tout dies, 16 people injured
A TOUT died while 16 people were injured when a Tshova Mubaiwa Taxi Association kombi collided with a Toyota Gaia at an uncontrolled intersection in Bulawayo's Tshabalala suburb yesterday morning....Published: 20 Oct 2016 at 06:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Outrage over pupil's death in kombi crash
Harare and Queen Elizabeth Girls High Schools, stung by the death of a pupil and a man who were run over and dragged to their death by a commuter omnibus, have called for the removal of an illegal pic...Published: 25 May 2016 at 07:03hrs | | by Ellah Mukwati
BCC cop blamed in kombi crash
A COMMUTER omnibus driver crashed his kombi through a shop window following a nasty struggle for the steering wheel with a Bulawayo municipal police officer, popularly known as uMakhokhoba.The...Published: 26 Feb 2016 at 05:41hrs | | by Whinsley Masara
Bus, kombi crash claims 7 in Rutenga
Seven people died while two others were injured in a road accident that occurred along the Masvingo-Beitbridge road near Rutenga in the early hours of Saturday.Police say a Munenzva bus, which...Published: 20 Dec 2015 at 17:06hrs | 11 | by Staff Reporter
Kombi crashes, kills 3 while fleeing VID
Three people died Saturday morning while 16 others were injured at Queensdale Shops along Chiremba Road in Hrare, when a commuter omnibus they were travelling in hit a tree while fleeing from the Vehi...Published: 10 Oct 2015 at 13:43hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Two dead, 33 injured in kombi crash
Two passengers died on the spot and 33 others were injured when a kombi made a U-turn in front of another kombi near the Grain Marketing Board headquarters along Samora Machel Avenue in Harare on Satu...Published: 28 Sep 2015 at 06:31hrs | | by Daniel Kachere
Fatal Kombi crash - Photos
Fatal kombi crash claims 6 passengers along Harare-Mutare High way. Recent reports show that it's 5 people who died....Published: 02 Sep 2015 at 17:36hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Govt reluctant to stop public transport overloading - ZPA
Zimbabwe Passengers Association (ZPA) accused the government of failing to put measures to stop carnages along the country's high ways indicating that public transport operators continue to over l...Published: 03 Jun 2015 at 05:49hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
2 dead, 23 seriously injured in kombi crash
Two people died while 23 others were seriously injured when a commuter omnibus they were travelling on rammed into a stationary haulage truck along Bulawayo road Thursday morning.The two who ...Published: 23 Apr 2015 at 15:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
7 injured in kombi crash
Seven people were critically injured in an accident involving two commuter omnibuses in the capital Thursday night. The accident occurred around 21:00 hours at corn...Published: 03 Apr 2015 at 17:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kombi crash driver up for homicide
A KOMBI driver has been charged with culpable homicide after two people died in January when a commuter omnibus he was driving crashed into a pick-up truck at the intersection of Khami Road and Mpopom...Published: 09 Mar 2015 at 06:55hrs | | by Oswell Moyo
Kombi crash kills 7
Seven people were killed and 10 others injured when a Toyota Hiace they were travelling in burst a rear tyre and veered off the road before hitting a tree at the 155 kilometre peg along Masvingo-Beitb...Published: 08 Mar 2015 at 18:55hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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