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5 perish in accident.. Chitungwiza-bound kombi bursts rear tyre

By Blessing Malinganiza Five people were killed while several others were seriously injured when a Chitungwiza-bound commuter omnibus they were travelling in burst its rear tyre and veered off the road. The kombi was travelling from Mbare. Eyewitnesses said the driver lost control of the commuter omnibus after the tyre burst, resulting in the vehicle overturning […]

Kuwadzana accident kills four

Four people died in an accident involving a commuter omnibus and a heavy truck that occurred near the Kuwadzana fly over in Harare. Eye witnesses said the number of people killed may rise as some of the occupants were critically injured. The commuter omnibus was travelling towards the city centre when it collided with the […]

Unlicenced killer kombi driver jailed

An unlicenced 22-year-old kombi driver who caused the death of a passenger due to negligence will spend the next three years behind bars after he was found guilty of culpable homicide. Kudzanai Nyaruwata from Honde Valley will rue the day he sat behind the steering wheel without a driver’s licence after Nyanga provincial magistrate Mr Ignatio Mhene slapped him with the jail term after a full trial.

Killer kombi driver pulls shocker

The commuter omnibus driver accused of fleeing police in Harare and knocking down and killing a four-year-old boy yesterday changed his culpable homicide guilty plea to not guilty.

Several people injured after kombi overturns (pictures)

I was just visiting Zimbabwe when I witnessed an accident at the corner of Highfield and Manchester Roads in Harare on Sunday. The kombi was speeding while trying to run away from police and quickly made a turn into Manchester and over turned. No fatalities but several people were injured.