GWERU – Twelve people were killed while nine others were seriously injured in two separate accidents which occurred almost at the same spot along the Gweru-Mvuma Road on Saturday and Sunday, police confirmed yesterday.
Police spokesperson for the Midlands Province Inspector Emmanuel Makoko said in the first accident which occurred at the 65 kilometre peg at about 11am on Saturday, an overloaded Toyota Granvia burst its rear tyre and overturned killing five people on the spot.
He said three other people in the vehicle which had 13 passengers on board, were pronounced dead upon arrival at Gweru Provincial Hospital.
“Today (Sunday) at about 7am, an Isuzu KB 300 which was travelling towards Gweru veered off the road two kilometres away from the Saturday accident spot and overturned killing four people on the spot. The Isuzu truck had eight passengers on board,” he said.
Insp Mahoko said four people including the driver in the Isuzu truck were injured and rushed to Gweru Provincial Hospital. Insp Mahoko said police were still withholding names of the twelve people killed in the two accidents as their next of keen were yet to be advised.
