Accident claims 14 family members as haulage truck jackknifes and hits kombi
By Auxilia Katongomara
Fourteen people believed to be from the same family, travelling to a funeral in Masvingo, died in a horrific accident after a haulage truck crashed into a commuter omnibus along the Bulawayo-Beitbridge Highway near the National University of Science and Technology.
The accident occurred at 10PM with five people surviving the crash.
The cause of the accident is yet to be established but witnesses said the haulage truck hit a pothole and jackknifed, resulting in the trailers colliding with the kombi.
The Chronicle news crew visited the site of the accident at about 3AM where it observed the emergency services teams retrieving bodies that were trapped under the trailers.
Bulawayo’s Chief Fire Officer Mr Richard Petersen confirmed that 13 people died on the spot, one on admission and four had been rushed to hospital. The Chronicle
