Energy and Power Development Minister Simon Khaya Moyo through the Civil Division in the Attorney-General’s Office is suing Stanley Bareto for more than $35 000 for causing a road traffic accident which resulted in damages to a car belonging to his Ministry.
In summons filed at the Bulawayo High Court, Khaya Moyo accuses Bareto of reckless and negligent driving which resulted in a head-on collision with a car belonging to the Ministry of Energy and Power Development. The accident occurred last year in October at the 20km peg along the Bulawayo-Harare road. Khaya Moyo says the accident was solely Bareto’s fault as he failed to keep a proper lookout and failed to apply his brakes on time. He adds that Bareto drove his motor vehicle at an excessive speed under the prevailing circumstances.
Khaya Moyo adds that the car belonging to the ministry was extensively damaged on the left wheel, front bumper, bonnet, left fender and head lamp. He said his ministry suffered damages in the sum of $35 725,35 being the cost of repairing the car. Khaya Moyo also wants Bareto to pay legal costs incurred as a result of the lawsuit.
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